24-Hour Care in Long Eaton: Costs, Funding and 116 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 £1,250 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

Derbyshire 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. Getting assessed by Derbyshire council.

Long Eaton's agencies in figures

Across Derbyshire, 19% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Long Eaton it is 13%. Across Derbyshire we list 726 agencies, and 91% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Long Eaton the figure is 89%. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Long Eaton comes 3rd of 7 (48%), with Castle Donington top at 55%. Derbyshire has 6 Outstanding agencies in total; covering Long Eaton the figure is 5. One rating goes back to September 2017: Supported Living and Community Outreach. Ask what has changed since. In Long Eaton, 75% of agencies support people with dementia (87 of 116); the Derbyshire figure is 77%. By specialism, 91 of 116 list physical disabilities, 48 of 116 list learning disabilities and 59 of 116 list mental health conditions. CQC registered A G Supply Solutions Ltd in September 2026, the newest on this list.

Paying for 24-hour care in Long Eaton: typical prices

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

Council rates in Derbyshire County Council: £29.75 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £973.73 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,118.15 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. For 2026/27, the Homecare Association says council-funded home care in England is only sustainable at £34.42 an hour or more. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?

Home care agencies covering Long Eaton

Not confirmed for 24-hour care, so ask. Listed by CQC rating and rating date, then distance.

See all 116 agencies covering Long Eaton →

What families ask about 24-hour care in Long Eaton

Who provides 24-hour care in Long Eaton?

CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care. 116 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Long Eaton; 56 are rated Good or Outstanding. Ask each whether it provides 24-hour care.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Long Eaton?

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 Derbyshire 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 good are home care agencies around Long Eaton?

89% Good or Outstanding (56 of 63 rated). 16 were inspected or rated within two years, and 87 are registered for dementia.

24-hour care in Long Eaton

Live-in care or waking nights?

When 24-hour care is needed

Help paying for 24-hour care

Long Eaton's agencies in figures

Paying for 24-hour care in Long Eaton: typical prices

Home care agencies covering Long Eaton

What families ask about 24-hour care in Long Eaton

Looking for 24-hour care in Long Eaton?

Other care in Long Eaton

24-hour care around Long Eaton

Cookies on The Care Panel