Home care · Lancashire
24-hour care in Burnley
24-hour care means someone is on hand at any hour. At home it is usually arranged as live-in care, with one carer living in, or as daytime visits plus waking nights; when help is needed all night as well as all day, two carers share the hours. None has confirmed it to us yet, so ask the 83 CQC-registered agencies covering Burnley directly.
Agency data: CQC register · Updated 27 October 2026 · Prices: Typical prices across England in 2026
The short version
- Agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Burnley: 83, with 58 rated Good or Outstanding.
- Ask each agency about 24-hour care; the CQC register has no record of who provides it.
- Typical prices here: live-in care around £1,540–£1,610 a week. Live-in care is usually the cheapest way to cover day and night.
- A care needs assessment from Lancashire council costs nothing.
To cite: "24-hour care in Burnley", The Care Panel, Oct 2026, from CQC register analysis.
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 £1,205 a week.
Help paying for 24-hour care
Lancashire 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 Lancashire 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.
Agencies covering Burnley: the data
None covering Burnley is rated Outstanding; Lancashire has 10. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Burnley comes 2nd of 7 (70%), with Rawtenstall top at 75%. Compare Burnley's 97% Good or Outstanding with 94% for the rated agencies among the 557 we list in Lancashire. 16% of agencies covering Burnley have a CQC rating from the last two years, against 14% across Lancashire. The newest registration is We Provide Care Limited, registered with CQC in October 2026. By specialism, 74 of 83 list physical disabilities, 49 of 83 list learning disabilities and 52 of 83 list mental health conditions. 66 of the 83 agencies (80%) list dementia as a specialism, against 76% across Lancashire. The oldest current rating dates from October 2017 (Highfield Scheme Limited).
Paying for 24-hour care in Burnley: typical prices
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
What Lancashire County Council pays providers: £23.74 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £789.93 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £887.20 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).
Agencies differ more than regions do on hourly rates, so request a complete tariff from each one, covering weekends and bank holidays too. For 2026/27, the Homecare Association says council-funded home care in England is only sustainable at £34.42 an hour or more. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay
Home care agencies covering Burnley
Not confirmed for 24-hour care, so ask. Listed by CQC rating and rating date, then distance.
Home Instead Burnley
Est. £33–£40/hr
Right Care (Lancashire) Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Gill Care Services
Est. £30–£37/hr
Majestic Care North West Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Helto Support
Est. £30–£37/hr
Winncare
Est. £30–£37/hr
Helping Hands Accrington
Est. £29–£35/hr
Mynas Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
CSS Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Bowtree Homecare Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Carelytical Homecare Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Hazelwood Homecare Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Rebuild 4 Life Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
ProLibertas Care Solutions
Est. £30–£37/hr
Parkhouses Independent Living Services
Est. £30–£37/hr
Complex Care Professionals
Est. £30–£37/hr
Routes Healthcare Burnley
Est. £30–£37/hr
Meridian Health and Social Care - Burnley
Est. £30–£37/hr
AFG Community West Lancashire
Est. £30–£37/hr
Spring Cottages Home Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
24-hour care in Burnley: common questions
Who provides 24-hour care in Burnley?
CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care. 83 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Burnley; 58 are rated Good or Outstanding. Ask each whether it provides 24-hour care.
How much does 24-hour care cost in Burnley?
Typical prices 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 Lancashire 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 Burnley?
97% Good or Outstanding (58 of 60 rated). 13 were inspected or rated within two years, and 66 are registered for dementia.
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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.