24-Hour Care in Basingstoke: Costs, Funding and 45 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 £1,555 a week.

Help paying for 24-hour care

Hampshire 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 Hampshire 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.

Home care in Basingstoke by the numbers

The share registered for dementia is 87% in Basingstoke (39 of 45) and 82% across Hampshire. Oldest rating on the list: Alina Homecare Winchester & Basingstoke, June 2018. Most recent to register: Alina Homecare - Fareham (September 2026). Looking at specialisms, 42 of 45 list physical disabilities, 24 of 45 list learning disabilities and 26 of 45 list mental health conditions. At 89% Good or Outstanding, Basingstoke sits in line with the Hampshire figure of 90% (from 721 agencies). Ratings are more recent than average here: 22% of agencies have one less than two years old, compared with 16% across Hampshire. Outstanding ratings: 2 covering Basingstoke, 17 across Hampshire. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Basingstoke comes 4th of 7 (56%), with Alton top at 75%.

Paying for 24-hour care in Basingstoke: typical prices

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

Council rates in Hampshire County Council: £25.90 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,245 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,365 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).

The gap between agencies is bigger than the gap between regions. Ask for prices in writing, and check what weekends and bank holidays cost. 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. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay

Your questions on 24-hour care in Basingstoke

Where can I find 24-hour care in Basingstoke?

45 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Basingstoke, and 25 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 Basingstoke?

Prices typically seen 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 Hampshire 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 Basingstoke well rated?

25 of the 28 rated agencies (89%) are Good or Outstanding; 39 list dementia as a specialism and 11 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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