24-Hour Care in Hartley Wintney: Costs, Funding and 86 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. How to ask Hampshire council for an assessment.

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.

What the register shows for Hartley Wintney

One rating goes back to October 2017: Hampshire Lakes. Ask what has changed since. In Hartley Wintney, 88% of agencies support people with dementia (76 of 86); the Hampshire figure is 82%. By specialism, 73 of 86 list physical disabilities, 32 of 86 list learning disabilities and 49 of 86 list mental health conditions. CQC registered Shalom Health Recruitment Ltd – Fleet in February 2026, the newest on this list. Across Hampshire, 16% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Hartley Wintney it is 12%. Across Hampshire we list 721 agencies, and 90% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Hartley Wintney the figure is 90%. Counting all listed agencies, not only rated ones, Hartley Wintney ranks first of 7 local towns for Good or Outstanding ratings (50%), with Hook second (49%). Hampshire has 17 Outstanding agencies in total; covering Hartley Wintney the figure is 1.

Paying for 24-hour care in Hartley Wintney: 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. The Homecare Association puts the minimum sustainable price for council-funded home care in England at £34.42 an hour for 2026/27. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?

Questions about 24-hour care in Hartley Wintney

Which home care agencies offer 24-hour care in Hartley Wintney?

The CQC register does not show who offers 24-hour care. There are 86 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Hartley Wintney, 43 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Hartley Wintney?

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.

How are agencies covering Hartley Wintney rated?

Of 48 agencies with a CQC rating, 43 (90%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 76, and 11 have a rating or inspection from the past 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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