24-Hour Care in Warsash: Costs, Funding and 163 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.

Home care in Warsash by the numbers

5 Outstanding agencies are covering Warsash, against 17 across Hampshire. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Warsash comes 6th of 7 (44%), with Fareham top at 51%. Across Hampshire we list 721 agencies, and 90% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Warsash the figure is 87%. Across Hampshire, 16% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Warsash it is 12%. Pilarstone Care Ltd is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in October 2026. Looking at specialisms, 136 of 163 list physical disabilities, 81 of 163 list learning disabilities and 99 of 163 list mental health conditions. Dementia appears on 125 of 163 registrations here (77%), compared with 82% in Hampshire as a whole. Dimensions Portsmouth Domiciliary Care Office has the oldest rating still in force, from January 2018.

Paying for 24-hour care in Warsash: typical prices

Typical 2026 prices across England
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).

Hourly rates vary between agencies more than between regions; ask each agency for its full price list, including weekend and bank holiday rates. 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?

Your questions on 24-hour care in Warsash

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

The CQC register does not show who offers 24-hour care. There are 163 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Warsash, 71 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Warsash?

Typical 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 Warsash rated?

Of 82 agencies with a CQC rating, 71 (87%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 125, and 20 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.

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Data: CQC register, Oct 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We are an independent directory and do not provide care.

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