24-Hour Care in Stoney Stanton: Costs, Funding and 77 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.

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.

Stoney Stanton's agencies in figures

CQC registered Kind Hearts Home Care Ltd in August 2026, the newest on this list. By specialism, 65 of 77 list physical disabilities, 50 of 77 list learning disabilities and 51 of 77 list mental health conditions. In Stoney Stanton, 74% of agencies support people with dementia (57 of 77); the Leicestershire figure is 80%. One rating goes back to January 2019: Charnwood Supported Living Service. Ask what has changed since. Leicestershire has 8 Outstanding agencies in total; covering Stoney Stanton the figure is 3. Of Stoney Stanton and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Stoney Stanton ranks 7th for the share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (42%); Hinckley is highest at 52%. Across Leicestershire we list 479 agencies, and 84% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Stoney Stanton the figure is 73%. Across Leicestershire, 16% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Stoney Stanton it is 17%.

How much 24-hour care costs in Stoney Stanton

Usual 2026 prices across England
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).

Ask every agency for a full list of charges, with weekend and bank holiday rates: hourly rates vary more between agencies than between regions. 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. Check what you would pay · Weekly cost calculator

Home care agencies that cover Stoney Stanton

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

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What families ask about 24-hour care in Stoney Stanton

Who provides 24-hour care in Stoney Stanton?

77 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Stoney Stanton, and 32 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 Stoney Stanton?

Usual 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 Stoney Stanton?

73% Good or Outstanding (32 of 44 rated). 17 were inspected or rated within two years, and 57 are registered for dementia.

24-hour care in Stoney Stanton

Live-in care or waking nights?

When 24-hour care is needed

Help paying for 24-hour care

Stoney Stanton's agencies in figures

How much 24-hour care costs in Stoney Stanton

Home care agencies that cover Stoney Stanton

What families ask about 24-hour care in Stoney Stanton

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