24-Hour Care in Worksop: Costs, Funding and 27 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 £1,250 a week.

Help paying for 24-hour care

Nottinghamshire 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. How to ask Nottinghamshire council 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.

Worksop's agencies in figures

Two-year-old ratings or newer: 19% covering Worksop, 20% across Nottinghamshire. 84% of rated agencies covering Worksop are Good or Outstanding, compared with 89% of those rated among the 422 we list across Nottinghamshire. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Worksop comes 5th of 7 (59%), with Creswell top at 70%. Outstanding ratings: 2 covering Worksop, 17 across Nottinghamshire. Oldest rating on the list: Horizon Care Supported Living Limited, June 2018. The share registered for dementia is 78% in Worksop (21 of 27) and 77% across Nottinghamshire. Registered specialisms here: 21 of 27 list physical disabilities, 14 of 27 list learning disabilities and 15 of 27 list mental health conditions. Most recent to register: Topioneer Care Limited (August 2025).

Paying for 24-hour care in Worksop: typical prices

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

Nottinghamshire County Council's own rates: £26.02 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £905.84 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,138.15 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).

The gap between agencies is bigger than the gap between regions. Ask for prices in writing, and check what weekends and bank holidays cost. The Homecare Association puts the minimum sustainable price for council-funded home care in England at £34.42 an hour for 2026/27. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?

Home care agencies covering Worksop

Not confirmed for 24-hour care, so ask. Listed by CQC rating and rating date, then distance.

The full list: 27 agencies covering Worksop →

What families ask about 24-hour care in Worksop

Which home care agencies offer 24-hour care in Worksop?

The CQC register does not show who offers 24-hour care. There are 27 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Worksop, 16 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Worksop?

Prices typically seen across England in 2026: 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 Nottinghamshire 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 are agencies covering Worksop rated?

Of 19 agencies with a CQC rating, 16 (84%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 21, and 5 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.

24-hour care in Worksop

Live-in care or waking nights?

Help paying for 24-hour care

When 24-hour care is needed

Worksop's agencies in figures

Paying for 24-hour care in Worksop: typical prices

Home care agencies covering Worksop

What families ask about 24-hour care in Worksop

Looking for 24-hour care in Worksop?

Other care in Worksop

24-hour care around Worksop

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