24-Hour Care in Farnborough: Costs, Funding and 117 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.

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. Asking Hampshire council for an assessment.

What the register shows for Farnborough

Most recent to register: A & T Caring Services (October 2026). Registered specialisms here: 99 of 117 list physical disabilities, 43 of 117 list learning disabilities and 66 of 117 list mental health conditions. The share registered for dementia is 87% in Farnborough (102 of 117) and 82% across Hampshire. Oldest rating on the list: Hampshire Lakes, October 2017. Outstanding ratings: 3 covering Farnborough, 17 across Hampshire. Counting all listed agencies, not only rated ones, Farnborough (49% Good or Outstanding) is 2nd out of 7 local towns, led by Ash (53%). Across Hampshire we list 721 agencies, and 90% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Farnborough the figure is 89%. Across Hampshire, 16% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Farnborough it is 13%.

How much 24-hour care costs in Farnborough

Usual 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 (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 that cover Farnborough

Ranked on CQC rating, its date and then distance. Ask each one about 24-hour care.

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Questions about 24-hour care in Farnborough

Which agencies provide 24-hour care in Farnborough?

CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care. 117 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Farnborough; 57 are rated Good or Outstanding. Ask each whether it provides 24-hour care.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Farnborough?

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.

What CQC ratings do agencies covering Farnborough have?

CQC rates 57 of 64 as Good or Outstanding, or 89%. Recent evidence: 16 rated or inspected in two years. Dementia specialists: 102.

24-hour care in Farnborough

Live-in care or waking nights?

When 24-hour care is needed

Help paying for 24-hour care

What the register shows for Farnborough

How much 24-hour care costs in Farnborough

Home care agencies that cover Farnborough

Questions about 24-hour care in Farnborough

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