24-Hour Care in Tickhill: Costs, Funding and 23 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 £1,230 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

Doncaster 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 Doncaster council.

Tickhill's agencies in figures

By specialism, 18 of 23 list physical disabilities, 10 of 23 list learning disabilities and 13 of 23 list mental health conditions. Home-Care Perfection (Doncaster) Ltd is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in July 2026. Newdon Care Services Limited has the oldest rating still in force, from July 2018. Dementia appears on 20 of 23 registrations here (87%), compared with 78% in Doncaster as a whole. Doncaster has the highest share of listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding nearby (77%); Tickhill, at 65%, is 4th of the 7 towns compared. 3 Outstanding agencies are covering Tickhill, against 5 across Doncaster. Across Doncaster, 36% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Tickhill it is 35%. Across Doncaster we list 103 agencies, and 93% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Tickhill the figure is 94%.

24-hour care prices in Tickhill

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 (City of Doncaster Council): £29.48 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £853.24 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £973.35 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. Check what you would pay · Weekly cost calculator

What families ask about 24-hour care in Tickhill

Where can I find 24-hour care in Tickhill?

CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care. 23 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Tickhill; 15 are rated Good or Outstanding. Ask each whether it provides 24-hour care.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Tickhill?

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 Doncaster 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 Tickhill well rated?

15 of the 16 rated agencies (94%) are Good or Outstanding; 20 list dementia as a specialism and 8 were inspected or rated in the last two years.

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Provider details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is not a care provider.

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