24-Hour Care in Pudsey: Costs, Funding and 160 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. Requesting an assessment from Leeds 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.

What the register shows for Pudsey

27% of agencies covering Pudsey have a CQC rating from the last two years, against 27% across Leeds. Compare Pudsey's 84% Good or Outstanding with 86% for the rated agencies among the 374 we list in Leeds. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Pudsey comes 5th of 7 (48%), with Bradford top at 56%. None covering Pudsey is rated Outstanding; Leeds has 1. The oldest current rating dates from June 2018 (Tempcare Personnel Limited). 126 of the 160 agencies (79%) list dementia as a specialism, against 81% across Leeds. Looking at specialisms, 124 of 160 list physical disabilities, 70 of 160 list learning disabilities and 98 of 160 list mental health conditions. The newest registration is NurseGate UK Limited, registered with CQC in October 2026.

24-hour care prices in Pudsey

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

Leeds City Council's own rates: £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. 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. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?

Questions about 24-hour care in Pudsey

Where can I find 24-hour care in Pudsey?

CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care. 160 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Pudsey; 76 are rated Good or Outstanding. Ask each whether it provides 24-hour care.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Pudsey?

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.

Are home care agencies in Pudsey well rated?

76 of the 91 rated agencies (84%) are Good or Outstanding; 126 list dementia as a specialism and 50 were inspected or rated in the last two years.

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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.

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