24-Hour Care in Ealing: Costs, Funding and 110 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 £1,300–£1,800 a week; a waking night £240–£320; a sleeping night £190–£230; a residential care home £1,615 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

The London Borough of Ealing 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 the London Borough of Ealing.

Ealing's agencies in figures

Looking at specialisms, 96 of 110 list physical disabilities, 58 of 110 list learning disabilities and 73 of 110 list mental health conditions. Dementia appears on 94 of 110 registrations here (85%), compared with 81% in London as a whole. Richmond upon Thames has the highest share of listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding nearby (72%); Ealing, at 61%, is 6th of the 7 towns compared. TLC Care Services LLP has the oldest rating still in force, from January 2019. Care Besides You Ltd is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in July 2026. Across London we list 2,452 agencies, and 89% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Ealing the figure is 91%.

Paying for 24-hour care in Ealing: typical prices

Prices typically seen in London in 2026
Visiting care	£30–£40 an hour
Sleeping night	£190–£230
Waking night	£240–£320
Live-in care	£1,300–£1,800 a week

What the council pays (London Borough of Ealing): £19.47 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,195.55 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,223.82 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).

The Homecare Association puts the minimum sustainable price for council-funded home care in England at £34.42 an hour for 2026/27. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?

What families ask about 24-hour care in Ealing

Who provides 24-hour care in Ealing?

The CQC register does not show who offers 24-hour care. There are 110 registered agencies that are based in the borough of Ealing, 67 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Ealing?

Prices typically seen in London in 2026: live-in care typically costs £1,300–£1,800 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 the London Borough of Ealing'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 Ealing?

91% Good or Outstanding (67 of 74 rated). 30 were inspected or rated within two years, and 94 are registered for dementia.

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Source for provider details: CQC, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). The Care Panel is a comparison site, not a care company.

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