Home care · Rotherham
24-hour care in Swallownest
24-hour care means someone is on hand at any hour. At home it is usually arranged as live-in care, with one carer living in, or as daytime visits plus waking nights; when help is needed all night as well as all day, two carers share the hours. Below are the 57 CQC-registered agencies that cover Swallownest; ask each whether it offers this.
CQC register data as of 27 October 2026 · Prices: Usual 2026 prices across England
In short
- Agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Swallownest: 57, with 40 rated Good or Outstanding.
- Rotherham council has to offer a care needs assessment free of charge.
- CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care, so ask each agency directly.
- Typical prices here: live-in care around £1,540–£1,610 a week. Live-in care is usually the cheapest way to cover day and night.
Citation: "24-hour care in Swallownest", The Care Panel analysis of CQC register data, 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 £1,230 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
Rotherham 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. Asking Rotherham council for an assessment.
Home care in Swallownest by the numbers
The oldest current rating dates from June 2018 (Horizon Care Supported Living Limited). Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Swallownest comes 3rd of 7 (70%), with Eckington top at 76%. Across Rotherham we list 130 agencies, and 92% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Swallownest the figure is 95%. The newest registration is PPC HEALTHCARE LTD, registered with CQC in October 2026. Looking at specialisms, 45 of 57 list physical disabilities, 31 of 57 list learning disabilities and 31 of 57 list mental health conditions. 41 of the 57 agencies (72%) list dementia as a specialism, against 82% across Rotherham.
24-hour care prices in Swallownest
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
Council rates in Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council: £25.67 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £752.70 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £904.80 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. For 2026/27, the Homecare Association says council-funded home care in England is only sustainable at £34.42 an hour or more. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay
Home care agencies in and around Swallownest
Ask each agency whether it provides 24-hour care. Ranked by CQC rating and how recent it is, then distance.
Seven Steps Support Limited
Est. £32–£39/hr
Rotherham Regional Office
Est. £32–£39/hr
Blue Coral Healthcare Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Anglia Prime Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Manu Integrity Services Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Springfield Healthcare (Sheffield)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Home First Communities
Est. £30–£37/hr
Safer Staffing Solutions Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Woodlands Care Home
Est. £30–£37/hr
Bluebird Care (Rotherham)
Est. £32–£39/hr
Bradford Regional Office
Est. £30–£37/hr
Helping Hands Sheffield
Est. £29–£35/hr
Caremark (Rotherham)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Solace Prime Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Holistic Homecare Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Custom Home Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Ace Social Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Northern Lifetime Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
In Safe Hands Care and Support Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Your questions on 24-hour care in Swallownest
Which agencies provide 24-hour care in Swallownest?
CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care. 57 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Swallownest; 40 are rated Good or Outstanding. Ask each whether it provides 24-hour care.
How much does 24-hour care cost in Swallownest?
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 Rotherham 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.
What CQC ratings do agencies covering Swallownest have?
CQC rates 40 of 42 as Good or Outstanding, or 95%. Recent evidence: 19 rated or inspected in two years. Dementia specialists: 41.
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Register information from CQC as at Oct 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0 applies. We do not deliver care ourselves.