24-Hour Care in Totton: Costs, Funding and 141 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. Getting assessed by Hampshire council.

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.

Home care in Totton by the numbers

Compare Totton's 88% Good or Outstanding with 90% for the rated agencies among the 721 we list in Hampshire. 14% of agencies covering Totton have a CQC rating from the last two years, against 16% across Hampshire. Hampshire has 17 Outstanding agencies in total; covering Totton the figure is 2. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Totton comes 5th of 7 (43%), with Southampton top at 46%. In Totton, 79% of agencies support people with dementia (112 of 141); the Hampshire figure is 82%. One rating goes back to June 2018: Peartree House. Ask what has changed since. CQC registered Regal Care Solutions Limited in October 2026, the newest on this list. Looking at specialisms, 120 of 141 list physical disabilities, 63 of 141 list learning disabilities and 89 of 141 list mental health conditions.

Paying for 24-hour care in Totton: 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

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. According to the Homecare Association, councils across England should pay no less than £34.42 an hour for home care in 2026/27 if it is to be sustainable. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Check what you would pay · Weekly cost calculator

Home care agencies covering Totton

Not confirmed for 24-hour care, so ask. Listed by CQC rating and rating date, then distance.

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Your questions on 24-hour care in Totton

Who provides 24-hour care in Totton?

Ask each agency: CQC keeps no record of who provides 24-hour care. Of the 141 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Totton, 61 are rated Good or Outstanding.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Totton?

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 good are home care agencies around Totton?

88% Good or Outstanding (61 of 69 rated). 20 were inspected or rated within two years, and 112 are registered for dementia.

24-hour care in Totton

Live-in care or waking nights?

Help paying for 24-hour care

When 24-hour care is needed

Home care in Totton by the numbers

Paying for 24-hour care in Totton: typical prices

Home care agencies covering Totton

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