24-Hour Care in Garforth: Costs, Funding and 42 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.

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.

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 Garforth: the data

81% of rated agencies covering Garforth are Good or Outstanding, compared with 86% of those rated among the 374 we list across Leeds. Two-year-old ratings or newer: 21% covering Garforth, 27% across Leeds. None covering Garforth is rated Outstanding; Leeds has 1. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Garforth comes 4th of 7 (52%), with Pontefract top at 67%. In Garforth, 83% of agencies support people with dementia (35 of 42); the Leeds figure is 81%. One rating goes back to June 2017: KLM Home Cares. Ask what has changed since. CQC registered Leeds in July 2026, the newest on this list. Registered specialisms here: 30 of 42 list physical disabilities, 24 of 42 list learning disabilities and 27 of 42 list mental health conditions.

What 24-hour care costs in Garforth

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 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).

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

24-hour care in Garforth: common questions

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

Ask each agency: CQC keeps no record of who provides 24-hour care. Of the 42 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Garforth, 22 are rated Good or Outstanding.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Garforth?

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 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 Garforth rated?

Of 27 agencies with a CQC rating, 22 (81%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 35, and 9 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.

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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.

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