24-Hour Care in Hammersmith and Fulham: Costs, Funding and 39 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.

Help paying for 24-hour care

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham 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 the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham 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.

Hammersmith and Fulham's agencies in figures

Looking at specialisms, 36 of 39 list physical disabilities, 16 of 39 list learning disabilities and 23 of 39 list mental health conditions. In Hammersmith and Fulham, 92% of agencies support people with dementia (36 of 39); the London figure is 81%. Kensington and Chelsea has the highest share of listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding nearby (80%); Hammersmith and Fulham, at 69%, is 3rd of the 7 towns compared. One rating goes back to March 2018: Kingsmith Care. Ask what has changed since. CQC registered Patience Healthcare (HS) Ltd in July 2026, the newest on this list. At 100% Good or Outstanding, Hammersmith and Fulham sits above the London figure of 89% (from 2,452 agencies).

How much 24-hour care costs in Hammersmith and Fulham

Usual 2026 prices in London
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 Hammersmith & Fulham): £20.89 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,188.09 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,188.09 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. Tools: weekly cost calculator and what would we pay?

What families ask about 24-hour care in Hammersmith and Fulham

Which home care agencies offer 24-hour care in Hammersmith and Fulham?

Ask each agency: CQC keeps no record of who provides 24-hour care. Of the 39 registered agencies that are based in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, 27 are rated Good or Outstanding.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Hammersmith and Fulham?

Usual 2026 prices in London: 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 Hammersmith and Fulham'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 Hammersmith and Fulham rated?

Of 27 agencies with a CQC rating, 27 (100%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 36, and 12 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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