24-Hour Care in Edgware: Costs, Funding and 54 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 Barnet 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 the London Borough of Barnet.

What the register shows for Edgware

Looking at specialisms, 46 of 54 list physical disabilities, 29 of 54 list learning disabilities and 36 of 54 list mental health conditions. CQC registered Iris Care Services Ltd in June 2026, the newest on this list. One rating goes back to March 2019: Springvilla Care Limited. Ask what has changed since. In Edgware, 89% of agencies support people with dementia (48 of 54); the London figure is 81%. Barnet has the highest share of listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding nearby (66%); Edgware, at 56%, is 7th of the 7 towns compared. Barnet has 2 Outstanding agencies in total; covering Edgware the figure is 1. 19% of agencies covering Edgware have a CQC rating from the last two years, against 20% across Barnet. Compare Edgware's 83% Good or Outstanding with 89% for the rated agencies among the 2,452 we list in London.

How much 24-hour care costs in Edgware

Typical prices 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 London Borough of Barnet pays providers: £19.85 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,151 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,181 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).

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. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?

Home care agencies that cover Edgware

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

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Questions about 24-hour care in Edgware

Where can I find 24-hour care in Edgware?

Ask each agency: CQC keeps no record of who provides 24-hour care. Of the 54 registered agencies that have an office within 2 miles of Edgware, 30 are rated Good or Outstanding.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Edgware?

Typical prices 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 Barnet'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 Edgware well rated?

30 of the 36 rated agencies (83%) are Good or Outstanding; 48 list dementia as a specialism and 11 were inspected or rated in the last two years.

24-hour care in Edgware

Live-in care or waking nights?

When 24-hour care is needed

Help paying for 24-hour care

What the register shows for Edgware

How much 24-hour care costs in Edgware

Home care agencies that cover Edgware

Questions about 24-hour care in Edgware

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