Home care · Leicestershire
24-hour care in Broughton Astley
When someone cannot be left alone, 24-hour care at home is usually a live-in carer, or day visits plus waking nights. Where night help is needed often, plan for two carers sharing the day and night. Compare the 81 CQC-registered agencies covering Broughton Astley and ask which of them provide it.
CQC register data as of 27 October 2026 · Prices: Typical 2026 prices across England
Key points
- 81 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Broughton Astley; 35 are rated Good or Outstanding.
- Leicestershire council must offer a free care needs assessment.
- CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care, so ask each agency directly.
- 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.
Cite this: The Care Panel, "24-hour care in Broughton Astley", analysis of the CQC register, 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 £1,250 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
Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire council.
Broughton Astley's agencies in figures
21% of agencies covering Broughton Astley have a CQC rating from the last two years, against 16% across Leicestershire. Compare Broughton Astley's 74% Good or Outstanding with 84% for the rated agencies among the 479 we list in Leicestershire. Of Broughton Astley and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Broughton Astley ranks 6th for the share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (43%); Narborough is highest at 46%. Leicestershire has 8 Outstanding agencies in total; covering Broughton Astley the figure is 4. One rating goes back to February 2019: Bright Intergrated Care Ltd. Ask what has changed since. In Broughton Astley, 77% of agencies support people with dementia (62 of 81); the Leicestershire figure is 80%. Looking at specialisms, 70 of 81 list physical disabilities, 50 of 81 list learning disabilities and 54 of 81 list mental health conditions. CQC registered Clarity Homecare South Leicester in September 2026, the newest on this list.
24-hour care prices in Broughton Astley
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
Leicestershire County Council's own rates: £25.92 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £985.70 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,084.45 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).
Hourly rates vary between agencies more than between regions; ask each agency for its full price list, including weekend and bank holiday rates. 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. Tools: weekly cost calculator and what would we pay?
Home care agencies in and around Broughton Astley
Ask each agency whether it provides 24-hour care. Ranked by CQC rating and how recent it is, then distance.
MacIntyre Leicester
Est. £32–£39/hr
Home Instead Rugby
Est. £34–£42/hr
Fosse Healthcare - Oak Court
Est. £30–£37/hr
Evolving Care Ltd Leicester
Est. £30–£37/hr
Fosse Healthcare - St Mary's House
Est. £30–£37/hr
Caremark Hinckley Bosworth Blaby & Leicester
Est. £30–£37/hr
Compassionate Professional Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Dependable Care for You Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Helping Hands Wigston
Est. £29–£35/hr
A Kind Homecare Hinckley & Bosworth
Est. £30–£37/hr
INSPIRED CARE 4ALL LTD
Est. £30–£37/hr
Carelink Healthcare Professionals Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Halcyon Days Community Opportunities Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Woodleigh Healthcare (Leicester Branch)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Waterlees Supported Living Service
Est. £30–£37/hr
BI FLEXI SUPPORT LTD
Est. £30–£37/hr
Melton Care Services Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Homepeace Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Bright Intergrated Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
What families ask about 24-hour care in Broughton Astley
Who provides 24-hour care in Broughton Astley?
Ask each agency: CQC keeps no record of who provides 24-hour care. Of the 81 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Broughton Astley, 35 are rated Good or Outstanding.
How much does 24-hour care cost in Broughton Astley?
Typical 2026 prices across England: 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 Leicestershire 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 Broughton Astley?
74% Good or Outstanding (35 of 47 rated). 20 were inspected or rated within two years, and 62 are registered for dementia.
24-hour care in Broughton Astley: ask who can help
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Register information from CQC as at Oct 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0 applies. We do not deliver care ourselves.