24-Hour Care in Alsager: Costs, Funding and 84 Local Agencies (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 £1,205 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

Cheshire East 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. How to ask Cheshire East council for an assessment.

Alsager's agencies in figures

CQC registered LSC Social Care Limited in October 2026, the newest on this list. By specialism, 73 of 84 list physical disabilities, 52 of 84 list learning disabilities and 56 of 84 list mental health conditions. In Alsager, 87% of agencies support people with dementia (73 of 84); the Cheshire East figure is 80%. One rating goes back to October 2017: Crewe & Nantwich Supported Living Network. Ask what has changed since. Cheshire East has 7 Outstanding agencies in total; covering Alsager the figure is 3. Counting all listed agencies, not only rated ones, Alsager (52% Good or Outstanding) is 4th out of 7 local towns, led by Crewe (58%). Across Cheshire East we list 314 agencies, and 88% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Alsager the figure is 88%. Across Cheshire East, 6% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Alsager it is 7%.

Paying for 24-hour care in Alsager: typical prices

Typical 2026 prices across England
Visiting care	around £32–£34 an hour
Live-in care	around £1,540–£1,610 a week

What the council pays (Cheshire East Council): £24.37 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £921.49 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,108.45 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. The Homecare Association puts the minimum sustainable price for council-funded home care in England at £34.42 an hour for 2026/27. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Check what you would pay · Weekly cost calculator

What families ask about 24-hour care in Alsager

Which home care agencies offer 24-hour care in Alsager?

The CQC register does not show who offers 24-hour care. There are 84 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Alsager, 44 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Alsager?

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 Cheshire East 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.

How are agencies covering Alsager rated?

Of 50 agencies with a CQC rating, 44 (88%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 73, and 6 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.

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CQC register data (Oct 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is independent of every provider listed.

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