Home care · Hampshire
24-hour care in Emsworth
24-hour care means someone is on hand at any hour. At home it is usually arranged as live-in care, with one carer living in, or as daytime visits plus waking nights; when help is needed all night as well as all day, two carers share the hours. Below are the 70 CQC-registered agencies that cover Emsworth; ask each whether it offers this.
Agency data: CQC register · Updated 27 October 2026 · Prices: Usual 2026 prices across England
The short version
- Agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Emsworth: 70, with 32 rated Good or Outstanding.
- Hampshire council has to offer a care needs assessment free of charge.
- 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.
- CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care, so ask each agency directly.
Citation: "24-hour care in Emsworth", The Care Panel analysis of CQC register data, 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.
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
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.
Home care in Emsworth by the numbers
17% of agencies covering Emsworth have a CQC rating from the last two years, against 16% across Hampshire. Compare Emsworth's 86% Good or Outstanding with 90% for the rated agencies among the 721 we list in Hampshire. Chichester has the highest share of listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding nearby (63%); Emsworth, at 46%, is 7th of the 7 towns compared. 4 Outstanding agencies are covering Emsworth, against 17 across Hampshire. Bluebird Care (Portsmouth) has the oldest rating still in force, from May 2018. Dementia appears on 59 of 70 registrations here (84%), compared with 82% in Hampshire as a whole. Registered specialisms here: 65 of 70 list physical disabilities, 33 of 70 list learning disabilities and 37 of 70 list mental health conditions. Future Care Support Ltd is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in October 2026.
Paying for 24-hour care in Emsworth: typical prices
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
What the council pays (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).
Ask every agency for a full list of charges, with weekend and bank holiday rates: hourly rates vary more between agencies than between regions. 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. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay
Home care agencies covering Emsworth
Not confirmed for 24-hour care, so ask. Listed by CQC rating and rating date, then distance.
Home Instead Portsmouth
Est. £34–£42/hr
Dolphin Homes Ltd Supported Living Services Office
Est. £30–£37/hr
Mushavi Private Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Enchanting Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Wellesley Court
Est. £30–£37/hr
Trustmark Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
The Apuldram Centre
Est. £30–£37/hr
Purple Lilac Healthcare Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
The YOU Trust
Est. £30–£37/hr
Unity Care Specialists
Est. £30–£37/hr
Community Response Team South East
Est. £30–£37/hr
Lovedean Homecare Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Blue Angel Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Apex Prime Care - Havant and Portsmouth
Est. £30–£37/hr
Helping Hands Cosham
Est. £29–£35/hr
Handle With Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Pathways Support
Est. £30–£37/hr
Right at Home Havant and Petersfield
Est. £32–£39/hr
Havant Homecare
Est. £32–£39/hr
Sisterly Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Your questions on 24-hour care in Emsworth
Where can I find 24-hour care in Emsworth?
CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care. 70 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Emsworth; 32 are rated Good or Outstanding. Ask each whether it provides 24-hour care.
How much does 24-hour care cost in Emsworth?
Usual 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 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 Emsworth well rated?
32 of the 37 rated agencies (86%) are Good or Outstanding; 59 list dementia as a specialism and 13 were inspected or rated in the last two years.
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Data: CQC register, Oct 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We are an independent directory and do not provide care.