24-Hour Care in Liss: Costs, Funding and 15 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. How to ask Hampshire council for an assessment.

Agencies covering Liss: the data

Across Hampshire we list 721 agencies, and 90% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Liss the figure is 100%. Across Hampshire, 16% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Liss it is 7%. Hampshire has 17 Outstanding agencies in total; covering Liss the figure is 2. Of Liss and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Liss ranks 7th for the share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (60%); Petersfield is highest at 78%. In Liss, 87% of agencies support people with dementia (13 of 15); the Hampshire figure is 82%. One rating goes back to November 2019: The Rosemary Foundation (Office). Ask what has changed since. CQC registered Providence Home Care Ltd in March 2026, the newest on this list. Registered specialisms here: 14 of 15 list physical disabilities, 10 of 15 list learning disabilities and 6 of 15 list mental health conditions.

How much 24-hour care costs in Liss

Usual 2026 prices across England
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).

Ask every agency for a full list of charges, with weekend and bank holiday rates: hourly rates vary more between agencies than between regions. 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. Tools: weekly cost calculator and what would we pay?

24-hour care in Liss: common questions

Which home care agencies offer 24-hour care in Liss?

The CQC register does not show who offers 24-hour care. There are 15 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Liss, 9 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Liss?

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.

How are agencies covering Liss rated?

Of 9 agencies with a CQC rating, 9 (100%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 13, and 2 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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