Home care · Cambridgeshire
24-hour care in Northstowe
Care at any hour, at home: either a live-in carer, who needs a daily break and a proper night's sleep, or visits by day with a waking night carer. Heavier needs mean two carers working in shifts. None has confirmed it to us yet, so ask the 37 CQC-registered agencies covering Northstowe directly.
Updated 27 October 2026 (CQC register) · Prices: Typical 2026 prices across England
In short
- 37 home care agencies registered with CQC have an office within 7 miles of Northstowe, and 20 of them hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
- Typical prices here: live-in care around £1,540–£1,610 a week. Live-in care is usually the cheapest way to cover day and night.
- CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care, so ask each agency directly.
- Cambridgeshire council must offer a free care needs assessment.
Cite this: The Care Panel, "24-hour care in Northstowe", analysis of the CQC register, Oct 2026.
Live-in care or waking nights?
Live-in care is usually the most affordable way to have someone there day and night: one carer lives in, but needs about two hours off each day and an unbroken night's sleep. Waking nights put a carer in the home who stays awake all night; combined with daytime visits, that covers all 24 hours. If help is needed most nights, one live-in carer is not enough: add waking nights or a second carer.
Typical local prices: live-in care around £1,540–£1,610 a week; a residential care home £1,455 a week.
When 24-hour care is needed
Families usually look for it after a hospital stay, when dementia means someone cannot be left alone or wanders at night, after repeated falls, or at the end of life. A care home is the alternative to compare: for one person it often costs less than staffing every hour at home, but many people want to stay in their own home.
Help paying for 24-hour care
Cambridgeshire council must offer a free care needs assessment; if it finds eligible needs by day and night, care at home can be part of a council care plan, and the value of the home is not counted for care at home. Attendance Allowance pays its higher rate of £114.60 a week to people over State Pension age who need help both day and night, whatever their savings. When the main need is a health need, NHS Continuing Healthcare may pay in full. Requesting an assessment from Cambridgeshire council.
Agencies covering Northstowe: the data
0% of agencies covering Northstowe have a CQC rating from the last two years, against 4% across Cambridgeshire. Compare Northstowe's 87% Good or Outstanding with 91% for the rated agencies among the 267 we list in Cambridgeshire. Of Northstowe and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Northstowe ranks 2nd for the share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (54%); St Ives is highest at 60%. 1 is rated Outstanding here, out of 3 across Cambridgeshire. The oldest current rating dates from November 2017 (Woodlands Court). 31 of the 37 agencies (84%) list dementia as a specialism, against 79% across Cambridgeshire. By specialism, 36 of 37 list physical disabilities, 24 of 37 list learning disabilities and 21 of 37 list mental health conditions. The newest registration is Availl (Cambridge), registered with CQC in July 2026.
What 24-hour care costs in Northstowe
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
Council rates in Cambridgeshire County Council: £24.32 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £918 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,131 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).
Hourly rates vary between agencies more than between regions; ask each agency for its full price list, including weekend and bank holiday rates. Homecare Association figure for 2026/27: a sustainable council rate for home care in England starts at £34.42 an hour. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Check what you would pay · Weekly cost calculator
Home care agencies serving Northstowe
Check with each agency that it offers 24-hour care. Order: CQC rating, then how recent, then distance.
Guyatt House Care
Est. £32–£39/hr
Alina Homecare - Cambridge
Est. £30–£37/hr
Greenwood Homecare Cambridge
Est. £30–£37/hr
Bloomsbury Home Care - Cambridgeshire
Est. £30–£37/hr
Westminster Homecare Limited – Cambridge
Est. £30–£37/hr
Friends Care Limited T/A Visiting Angels
Est. £30–£37/hr
Fuchsia Homecare Cambridge
Est. £30–£37/hr
Better Home Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Multi - Care Community Services Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Woodlands Court
Est. £30–£37/hr
Edmund House
Est. £30–£37/hr
Omanes Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Eaton Home Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
TCS Homecare, Histon
Est. £30–£37/hr
Availl (Cambridge)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Caring Together
Est. £30–£37/hr
Oath Healthcare
Est. £30–£37/hr
Community Support Service
Est. £30–£37/hr
Reliance Care Services Cambridge
Est. £30–£37/hr
Home Instead Cambridge
Est. £33–£40/hr
24-hour care in Northstowe: common questions
Where can I find 24-hour care in Northstowe?
37 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Northstowe, and 20 hold a Good or Outstanding rating. Which of them provide 24-hour care is not recorded by CQC: ask them.
How much does 24-hour care cost in Northstowe?
Typical 2026 prices across England: live-in care typically costs around £1,540–£1,610 a week. Covering every hour with separate day and night carers costs much more, because each hour is paid.
Is 24-hour care the same as live-in care?
Not quite. A live-in carer is there day and night but needs a daily break and a full night's sleep. If help is needed through the night most nights, true 24-hour care means adding waking nights or a second carer.
Can the council pay for 24-hour care at home?
It can, if Cambridgeshire council's care needs assessment finds eligible needs by day and night and care at home is a suitable way to meet them. A financial assessment follows; for care at home the home is not counted. NHS Continuing Healthcare pays in full when the main need is a health need.
Are home care agencies in Northstowe well rated?
20 of the 23 rated agencies (87%) are Good or Outstanding; 31 list dementia as a specialism and 0 were inspected or rated in the last two years.
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Care options in Northstowe
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Register information from CQC as at Oct 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0 applies. We do not deliver care ourselves.