Home care · Lancashire
24-hour care in Earby
Care at any hour, at home: either a live-in carer, who needs a daily break and a proper night's sleep, or visits by day with a waking night carer. Heavier needs mean two carers working in shifts. Below are the 27 CQC-registered agencies that cover Earby; ask each whether it offers this.
Agencies from the CQC register, updated 27 October 2026. Prices: Prices typically seen across England in 2026
The short version
- 27 home care agencies registered with CQC have an office within 7 miles of Earby, and 20 of them hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
- Which agencies provide 24-hour care is not on the CQC register, so ask each one.
- 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.
- Ask Lancashire council for a care needs assessment, which is free.
Reference this page as: The Care Panel, "24-hour care in Earby", Oct 2026, based on the CQC register.
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.
Home care in Earby by the numbers
In Earby, 85% of agencies support people with dementia (23 of 27); the Lancashire figure is 76%. One rating goes back to December 2017: Avalon Skipton Services. Ask what has changed since. CQC registered Lancashire County Care in September 2024, the newest on this list. By specialism, 24 of 27 list physical disabilities, 14 of 27 list learning disabilities and 21 of 27 list mental health conditions. Compare Earby's 95% Good or Outstanding with 94% for the rated agencies among the 557 we list in Lancashire. 19% of agencies covering Earby have a CQC rating from the last two years, against 14% across Lancashire. Lancashire has 10 Outstanding agencies in total; covering Earby the figure is 1. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Earby comes 4th of 7 (74%), with Skipton top at 100%.
How much 24-hour care costs in Earby
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
What the council pays (Lancashire County Council): £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).
The gap between agencies is bigger than the gap between regions. Ask for prices in writing, and check what weekends and bank holidays cost. Homecare Association figure for 2026/27: a sustainable council rate for home care in England starts at £34.42 an hour. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Tools: weekly cost calculator and what would we pay?
Home care agencies that cover Earby
Ranked on CQC rating, its date and then distance. Ask each one about 24-hour care.
Resurgence Case Management Limited
Est. £32–£39/hr
Craven Home Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Rebuild 4 Life Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Craven Intermediate Care service
Est. £30–£37/hr
CSS Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Platinum Care 4U
Est. £30–£37/hr
Just Ask Care and Support Community Interest Company
Est. £30–£37/hr
Pennine Homecare
Est. £30–£37/hr
Diversicare Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Icare Solutions NW Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Domiciliary Home Care Services
Est. £30–£37/hr
Carepoint HC
Est. £30–£37/hr
Future Success Adult Supported Living Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
On The Spot Homecare Service
Est. £30–£37/hr
Dales Community Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Quality Care (North West) Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
360 Degrees Health Care and Rehabilitation Services Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Avalon Skipton Services
Est. £30–£37/hr
Complete Care Services North West Nelson
Est. £30–£37/hr
Life- Line Care 4 U Noor Centre
Est. £30–£37/hr
Your questions on 24-hour care in Earby
Who provides 24-hour care in Earby?
27 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Earby, and 20 hold a Good or Outstanding rating. Which of them provide 24-hour care is not recorded by CQC: ask them.
How much does 24-hour care cost in Earby?
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 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 Earby?
95% Good or Outstanding (20 of 21 rated). 5 were inspected or rated within two years, and 23 are registered for dementia.
Need 24-hour care in Earby?
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CQC register data (Oct 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is independent of every provider listed.