24-Hour Care in Bovey Tracey: Costs, Funding and 18 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 £1,445 a week.

Help paying for 24-hour care

Devon 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 Devon council.

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.

Bovey Tracey's agencies in figures

2 are rated Outstanding here, out of 14 across Devon. Of Bovey Tracey and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Bovey Tracey has the highest share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (83%); next is Chudleigh at 80%. Across Devon we list 183 agencies, and 92% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Bovey Tracey the figure is 94%. Across Devon, 15% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Bovey Tracey it is 0%. The newest registration is CareRight, registered with CQC in August 2024. Registered specialisms here: 15 of 18 list physical disabilities, 7 of 18 list learning disabilities and 9 of 18 list mental health conditions. 11 of the 18 agencies (61%) list dementia as a specialism, against 73% across Devon. The oldest current rating dates from May 2018 (Mallands Residential Care Home).

What 24-hour care costs in Bovey Tracey

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

Devon County Council's own rates: £28.08 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,110.34 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,363 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. According to the Homecare Association, councils across England should pay no less than £34.42 an hour for home care in 2026/27 if it is to be sustainable. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay

Home care agencies serving Bovey Tracey

Check with each agency that it offers 24-hour care. Order: CQC rating, then how recent, then distance.

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What families ask about 24-hour care in Bovey Tracey

Who provides 24-hour care in Bovey Tracey?

Ask each agency: CQC keeps no record of who provides 24-hour care. Of the 18 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Bovey Tracey, 15 are rated Good or Outstanding.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Bovey Tracey?

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 Devon 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 Bovey Tracey?

94% Good or Outstanding (15 of 16 rated). 0 were inspected or rated within two years, and 11 are registered for dementia.

24-hour care in Bovey Tracey

Live-in care or waking nights?

Help paying for 24-hour care

When 24-hour care is needed

Bovey Tracey's agencies in figures

What 24-hour care costs in Bovey Tracey

Home care agencies serving Bovey Tracey

What families ask about 24-hour care in Bovey Tracey

Arranging 24-hour care in Bovey Tracey?

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