24-Hour Care in Ruislip: Costs, Funding and 36 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 Hillingdon 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 Hillingdon.

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.

Home care in Ruislip by the numbers

Dementia appears on 29 of 36 registrations here (81%), compared with 81% in London as a whole. Registered specialisms here: 29 of 36 list physical disabilities, 17 of 36 list learning disabilities and 18 of 36 list mental health conditions. RMHCare Ltd has the oldest rating still in force, from June 2018. 22% of agencies covering Ruislip have a CQC rating from the last two years, against 33% across Hillingdon. Compare Ruislip's 96% Good or Outstanding with 89% for the rated agencies among the 2,452 we list in London. Counting all listed agencies, not only rated ones, Ruislip (61% Good or Outstanding) is 4th out of 7 local towns, led by Northwood (70%). Radfield Home Care Northwood, Ruislip & Uxbridge is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in August 2026.

Paying for 24-hour care in Ruislip: typical prices

Typical 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 London Borough of Hillingdon pays providers: £20.25 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,168.65 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,173.62 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. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay

Your questions on 24-hour care in Ruislip

Where can I find 24-hour care in Ruislip?

The CQC register does not show who offers 24-hour care. There are 36 registered agencies that have an office within 3 miles of Ruislip, 22 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Ruislip?

Typical 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 Hillingdon'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 Ruislip well rated?

22 of the 23 rated agencies (96%) are Good or Outstanding; 29 list dementia as a specialism and 8 were inspected or rated in the last two years.

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Built from the Care Quality Commission's register (Oct 2026) under Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel lists and compares services but runs none.

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