24-Hour Care in Yeadon: Costs, Funding and 59 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. Requesting an assessment from Leeds council.

Home care in Yeadon by the numbers

One rating goes back to May 2018: Our TLC Limited. Ask what has changed since. In Yeadon, 71% of agencies support people with dementia (42 of 59); the Leeds figure is 81%. Registered specialisms here: 45 of 59 list physical disabilities, 25 of 59 list learning disabilities and 34 of 59 list mental health conditions. CQC registered Home Care Office in September 2026, the newest on this list. Two-year-old ratings or newer: 31% covering Yeadon, 27% across Leeds. 89% of rated agencies covering Yeadon are Good or Outstanding, compared with 86% of those rated among the 374 we list across Leeds. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Yeadon comes 5th of 7 (54%), with Menston top at 74%. None covering Yeadon is rated Outstanding; Leeds has 1.

How much 24-hour care costs in Yeadon

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 Leeds City Council pays providers: £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. 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. Check what you would pay · Weekly cost calculator

Home care agencies that cover Yeadon

Ranked on CQC rating, its date and then distance. Ask each one about 24-hour care.

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Your questions on 24-hour care in Yeadon

Where can I find 24-hour care in Yeadon?

CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care. 59 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Yeadon; 32 are rated Good or Outstanding. Ask each whether it provides 24-hour care.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Yeadon?

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.

Are home care agencies in Yeadon well rated?

32 of the 36 rated agencies (89%) are Good or Outstanding; 42 list dementia as a specialism and 22 were inspected or rated in the last two years.

24-hour care in Yeadon

Live-in care or waking nights?

When 24-hour care is needed

Help paying for 24-hour care

Home care in Yeadon by the numbers

How much 24-hour care costs in Yeadon

Home care agencies that cover Yeadon

Your questions on 24-hour care in Yeadon

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