24-Hour Care in Oadby: Costs, Funding and 255 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 £1,250 a week.

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. How to ask Leicestershire 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.

What the register shows for Oadby

Of Oadby and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Oadby ranks 4th for the share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (44%); Fleckney is highest at 54%. The oldest current rating dates from May 2018 (Sova Healthcare - Leicester). The newest registration is Prime Way Care Ltd Leicester, registered with CQC in October 2026. Compare Oadby's 81% Good or Outstanding with 84% for the rated agencies among the 479 we list in Leicestershire. Looking at specialisms, 222 of 255 list physical disabilities, 152 of 255 list learning disabilities and 170 of 255 list mental health conditions. 209 of the 255 agencies (82%) list dementia as a specialism, against 80% across Leicestershire.

24-hour care prices in Oadby

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

What Leicestershire County Council pays providers: £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. Homecare Association figure for 2026/27: a sustainable council rate for home care in England starts at £34.42 an hour. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?

Questions about 24-hour care in Oadby

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

255 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Oadby, and 112 hold a Good or Outstanding rating. Which of them provide 24-hour care is not recorded by CQC: ask them.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Oadby?

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 are agencies covering Oadby rated?

Of 138 agencies with a CQC rating, 112 (81%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 209, and 42 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.

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Data: CQC register, Oct 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We are an independent directory and do not provide care.

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