Home care · Essex
24-hour care in Canvey Island
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. Compare the 160 CQC-registered agencies covering Canvey Island and ask which of them provide it.
CQC register data as of 27 October 2026 · Prices: Typical prices across England in 2026
Quick summary
- 160 home care agencies registered with CQC have an office within 7 miles of Canvey Island, and 88 of them hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
- A care needs assessment from Essex council costs nothing.
- Which agencies provide 24-hour care is not on the CQC register, so ask each one.
- 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.
To cite: "24-hour care in Canvey Island", The Care Panel, Oct 2026, from CQC register analysis.
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
Essex 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 Essex council.
Canvey Island's agencies in figures
Dementia appears on 133 of 160 registrations here (83%), compared with 80% in Essex as a whole. Together Care has the oldest rating still in force, from May 2018. Great Future Support is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in July 2026. Looking at specialisms, 136 of 160 list physical disabilities, 85 of 160 list learning disabilities and 100 of 160 list mental health conditions. Across Essex we list 1,315 agencies, and 90% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Canvey Island the figure is 91%. Across Essex, 12% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Canvey Island it is 10%. 3 Outstanding agencies are covering Canvey Island, against 12 across Essex. Counting all listed agencies, not only rated ones, Canvey Island (55% Good or Outstanding) is 3rd out of 7 local towns, led by Wickford (59%).
24-hour care prices in Canvey Island
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
What the council pays (Essex County Council): £28.04 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £849.45 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,102.68 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).
Agencies differ more than regions do on hourly rates, so request a complete tariff from each one, covering weekends and bank holidays too. 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. Tools: weekly cost calculator and what would we pay?
Home care agencies in and around Canvey Island
Ask each agency whether it provides 24-hour care. Ranked by CQC rating and how recent it is, then distance.
Mayfair Care Services Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Integrated Support Services Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Newday Healthcare Professionals Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
J.C.Michael Groups Ltd Southend
Est. £30–£37/hr
Superhealthcare
Est. £30–£37/hr
Precision Home Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
First Point 24
Est. £30–£37/hr
All4One Care Services Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Top Option Healthcare Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
J.C.Michael Groups Ltd Basildon
Est. £30–£37/hr
Bloomsbury Home Care - South Essex
Est. £30–£37/hr
Utopia Care Limited - Thurrock Branch
Est. £30–£37/hr
Kemfa Services Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Forget Me Not Caring Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Premier Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Home Care Essex
Est. £30–£37/hr
Anglian Care Limited - Rankin House
Est. £30–£37/hr
London Care (Basildon)
Est. £30–£37/hr
South Essex Domiciliary Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Guardian Homecare (Basildon)
Est. £30–£37/hr
What families ask about 24-hour care in Canvey Island
Where can I find 24-hour care in Canvey Island?
160 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Canvey Island, and 88 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 Canvey Island?
Typical prices across England in 2026: 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 Essex 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 Canvey Island well rated?
88 of the 97 rated agencies (91%) are Good or Outstanding; 133 list dementia as a specialism and 18 were inspected or rated in the last two years.
24-hour care in Canvey Island: ask who can help
Describe what's needed in one form, and as many as three agencies that accept enquiries via The Care Panel email you back.
Related care pages for Canvey Island
24-hour care nearby
- 24-hour care in Hadleigh 2.5 mi
- 24-hour care in Rayleigh 4.8 mi
- 24-hour care in Southend-on-Sea 5.2 mi
- 24-hour care in Stanford-le-Hope 6.3 mi
- 24-hour care in Wickford 6.4 mi
- 24-hour care in Basildon 6.4 mi
- 24-hour care in Hockley 6.4 mi
- 24-hour care in Ashingdon 7.3 mi
Built from the Care Quality Commission's register (Oct 2026) under Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel lists and compares services but runs none.