Home care · London
24-hour care in St John's Wood
Round-the-clock care at home comes in two main forms: a live-in carer who stays in the home, or daytime visits combined with a carer who stays awake overnight. If someone needs help at night most nights, two carers usually share the work. 60 agencies registered with CQC cover St John's Wood. Check with each one that it provides this kind of care.
Agency data: CQC register · Updated 27 October 2026 · Prices: Typical prices in London in 2026
Quick summary
- Of the 60 CQC-registered agencies that have an office within 2 miles of St John's Wood, 39 have a Good or Outstanding rating.
- Which agencies provide 24-hour care is not on the CQC register, so ask each one.
- Typical prices here: live-in care £1,300–£1,800 a week; waking night £240–£320. Live-in care is usually the cheapest way to cover day and night.
- A care needs assessment from the London Borough of Westminster costs nothing.
To cite: "24-hour care in St John's Wood", The Care Panel, Oct 2026, from CQC register analysis.
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 Westminster 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 Westminster for an assessment.
What the register shows for St John's Wood
The share registered for dementia is 78% in St John's Wood (47 of 60) and 81% across London. On their CQC registrations, 52 of 60 list physical disabilities, 29 of 60 list learning disabilities and 31 of 60 list mental health conditions. Most recent to register: Caremark Camden (September 2026). Compare St John's Wood's 95% 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, St John's Wood (65% Good or Outstanding) is 4th out of 7 local towns, led by Kensington and Chelsea (80%). Oldest rating on the list: Physical Disabilities Outreach Support Services Bramshurst, February 2018.
Paying for 24-hour care in St John's Wood: typical prices
| 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 (Westminster City Council): £23.68 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,064 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £984 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?
Home care agencies covering St John's Wood
Not confirmed for 24-hour care, so ask. Listed by CQC rating and rating date, then distance.
Bluebird Care (Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea)
Est. £37–£46/hr
Penrose Care Limited
Est. £36–£44/hr
St Johns Wood
Est. £34–£42/hr
Hedgerow Homecare
Est. £34–£42/hr
HomeLink Healthcare Limited
Est. £34–£42/hr
Onecall24 Healthcare Limited
Est. £34–£42/hr
STANDBY24 LTD
Est. £34–£42/hr
Integrity Care Agency Ltd
Est. £34–£42/hr
London Care (Westminster)
Est. £34–£42/hr
Servesoul - Camden Office
Est. £34–£42/hr
Walfinch Hampstead & Camden
Est. £31–£37/hr
Sabir Care UK Ltd
Est. £34–£42/hr
Hopscotch Women’s Centre
Est. £34–£42/hr
Kapital Care (UK) Limited
Est. £34–£42/hr
Ivy Homecare Services Limited
Est. £34–£42/hr
Hope Care Agency
Est. £34–£42/hr
PillarCare Agency
Est. £34–£42/hr
Dominion Care Services Limited
Est. £34–£42/hr
T & D Homecare
Est. £34–£42/hr
Ella's homecare Ltd
Est. £34–£42/hr
Questions about 24-hour care in St John's Wood
Which home care agencies offer 24-hour care in St John's Wood?
The CQC register does not show who offers 24-hour care. There are 60 registered agencies that have an office within 2 miles of St John's Wood, 39 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.
How much does 24-hour care cost in St John's Wood?
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 Westminster'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 St John's Wood rated?
Of 41 agencies with a CQC rating, 39 (95%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 47, and 15 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.
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Provider details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is not a care provider.