24-Hour Care in Yatton: Costs, Funding and 26 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 around £1,540–£1,610 a week; a residential care home £1,445 a week.

Help paying for 24-hour care

North Somerset council 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 North Somerset council.

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.

What the register shows for Yatton

Habitat Care has the oldest rating still in force, from April 2019. Dementia appears on 18 of 26 registrations here (69%), compared with 81% in North Somerset as a whole. Looking at specialisms, 22 of 26 list physical disabilities, 15 of 26 list learning disabilities and 13 of 26 list mental health conditions. Alina Homecare Services Ltd Weston-Super-Mare is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in August 2026. Ratings are more recent than average here: 38% of agencies have one less than two years old, compared with 29% across North Somerset. At 95% Good or Outstanding, Yatton sits below the North Somerset figure of 98% (from 72 agencies). Of Yatton and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Yatton ranks 5th for the share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (69%); Portishead is highest at 79%. 1 Outstanding agencies is covering Yatton, against 2 across North Somerset.

What 24-hour care costs in Yatton

Usual 2026 prices across England
Visiting care	around £32–£34 an hour
Live-in care	around £1,540–£1,610 a week

What the council pays (North Somerset Council): £27.03 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £747.99 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £888.13 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).

Ask every agency for a full list of charges, with weekend and bank holiday rates: hourly rates vary more between agencies than between regions. Homecare Association figure for 2026/27: a sustainable council rate for home care in England starts at £34.42 an hour. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay

Questions about 24-hour care in Yatton

Who provides 24-hour care in Yatton?

26 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Yatton, and 18 hold a Good or Outstanding rating. Which of them provide 24-hour care is not recorded by CQC: ask them.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Yatton?

Usual 2026 prices across England: live-in care typically costs around £1,540–£1,610 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 North Somerset council'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 Yatton?

95% Good or Outstanding (18 of 19 rated). 10 were inspected or rated within two years, and 18 are registered for dementia.

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