24-Hour Care in Wickersley: Costs, Funding and 50 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 £1,230 a week.

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. Getting assessed by Rotherham 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 Wickersley

Across Rotherham, 31% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Wickersley it is 30%. Across Rotherham we list 130 agencies, and 92% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Wickersley the figure is 91%. Of Wickersley and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Wickersley ranks 4th for the share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (62%); Maltby is highest at 71%. 3 Outstanding agencies are covering Wickersley, against 3 across Rotherham. Horizon Care Supported Living Limited has the oldest rating still in force, from June 2018. Dementia appears on 38 of 50 registrations here (76%), compared with 82% in Rotherham as a whole. Registered specialisms here: 41 of 50 list physical disabilities, 27 of 50 list learning disabilities and 28 of 50 list mental health conditions. Oluomo Care Services is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in October 2026.

What 24-hour care costs in Wickersley

Usual 2026 prices across England
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. 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. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay

Home care agencies serving Wickersley

Check with each agency that it offers 24-hour care. Order: CQC rating, then how recent, then distance.

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Questions about 24-hour care in Wickersley

Who provides 24-hour care in Wickersley?

The CQC register does not show who offers 24-hour care. There are 50 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Wickersley, 31 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Wickersley?

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.

How good are home care agencies around Wickersley?

91% Good or Outstanding (31 of 34 rated). 15 were inspected or rated within two years, and 38 are registered for dementia.

24-hour care in Wickersley

Live-in care or waking nights?

Help paying for 24-hour care

When 24-hour care is needed

What the register shows for Wickersley

What 24-hour care costs in Wickersley

Home care agencies serving Wickersley

Questions about 24-hour care in Wickersley

Arranging 24-hour care in Wickersley?

Care options in Wickersley

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