24-Hour Care in Drighlington: Costs, Funding and 144 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 £1,230 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

Leeds 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 Leeds council for an assessment.

Drighlington's agencies in figures

Across Leeds, 27% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Drighlington it is 25%. Across Leeds we list 374 agencies, and 86% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Drighlington the figure is 79%. Counting all listed agencies, not only rated ones, Drighlington (47% Good or Outstanding) is 6th out of 7 local towns, led by Dewsbury (61%). Outstanding ratings: 1 covering Drighlington, 1 across Leeds. Oldest rating on the list: Tempcare Personnel Limited, June 2018. The share registered for dementia is 84% in Drighlington (121 of 144) and 81% across Leeds. Registered specialisms here: 120 of 144 list physical disabilities, 62 of 144 list learning disabilities and 90 of 144 list mental health conditions. Most recent to register: NurseGate UK Limited (October 2026).

Paying for 24-hour care in Drighlington: typical prices

Typical prices across England in 2026
Visiting care	around £32–£34 an hour
Live-in care	around £1,540–£1,610 a week

What the council pays (Leeds City Council): £25.54 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £803.76 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £996.60 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. 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. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay

Home care agencies covering Drighlington

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

The full list: 144 agencies covering Drighlington →

What families ask about 24-hour care in Drighlington

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

Ask each agency: CQC keeps no record of who provides 24-hour care. Of the 144 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Drighlington, 67 are rated Good or Outstanding.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Drighlington?

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 Leeds 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 Drighlington rated?

Of 85 agencies with a CQC rating, 67 (79%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 121, and 42 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.

24-hour care in Drighlington

Live-in care or waking nights?

When 24-hour care is needed

Help paying for 24-hour care

Drighlington's agencies in figures

Paying for 24-hour care in Drighlington: typical prices

Home care agencies covering Drighlington

What families ask about 24-hour care in Drighlington

Looking for 24-hour care in Drighlington?

Other care in Drighlington

24-hour care around Drighlington

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