24-Hour Care in Fleet: Costs, Funding and 102 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 Fleet

Dementia appears on 89 of 102 registrations here (87%), compared with 82% in Hampshire as a whole. Hampshire Lakes has the oldest rating still in force, from October 2017. A & T Caring Services is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in October 2026. On their CQC registrations, 86 of 102 list physical disabilities, 36 of 102 list learning disabilities and 59 of 102 list mental health conditions. At 89% Good or Outstanding, Fleet sits in line with the Hampshire figure of 90% (from 721 agencies). Ratings are about as recent as the council average here: 15% of agencies have one less than two years old, compared with 16% across Hampshire. 2 Outstanding agencies are covering Fleet, against 17 across Hampshire. Counting all listed agencies, not only rated ones, Fleet (47% Good or Outstanding) is 6th out of 7 local towns, led by Hartley Wintney (50%).

How much 24-hour care costs in Fleet

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

What Hampshire County Council pays providers: £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. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?

Questions about 24-hour care in Fleet

Which agencies provide 24-hour care in Fleet?

102 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Fleet, and 48 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 Fleet?

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.

What CQC ratings do agencies covering Fleet have?

CQC rates 48 of 54 as Good or Outstanding, or 89%. Recent evidence: 16 rated or inspected in two years. Dementia specialists: 89.

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