Home care · Sheffield
24-hour care in High Green
Care at any hour, at home: either a live-in carer, who needs a daily break and a proper night's sleep, or visits by day with a waking night carer. Heavier needs mean two carers working in shifts. Compare the 34 CQC-registered agencies covering High Green and ask which of them provide it.
CQC register data as of 26 October 2026 · Prices: Typical 2026 prices across England
The short version
- 34 home care agencies registered with CQC have an office within 7 miles of High Green, and 25 of them hold 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 around £1,540–£1,610 a week. Live-in care is usually the cheapest way to cover day and night.
- Sheffield council must offer a free care needs assessment.
Cite this: The Care Panel, "24-hour care in High Green", analysis of the CQC register, 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
Sheffield 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. Requesting an assessment from Sheffield 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.
High Green's agencies in figures
1 Outstanding agencies is covering High Green, against 3 across Sheffield. Chapeltown has the highest share of listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding nearby (78%); High Green, at 74%, is 5th of the 7 towns compared. 93% of rated agencies covering High Green are Good or Outstanding, compared with 96% of those rated among the 178 we list across Sheffield. Two-year-old ratings or newer: 29% covering High Green, 29% across Sheffield. JOY LIFE CARE SERVICES LTD is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in September 2024. By specialism, 32 of 34 list physical disabilities, 21 of 34 list learning disabilities and 26 of 34 list mental health conditions. Dementia appears on 30 of 34 registrations here (88%), compared with 81% in Sheffield as a whole. Home Instead Senior Care has the oldest rating still in force, from June 2018.
24-hour care prices in High Green
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
What Sheffield City Council pays providers: £24.33 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £800.02 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £987 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).
Hourly rates vary between agencies more than between regions; ask each agency for its full price list, including weekend and bank holiday rates. 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. Check what you would pay · Weekly cost calculator
Home care agencies in and around High Green
Ask each agency whether it provides 24-hour care. Ranked by CQC rating and how recent it is, then distance.
Loxley Park Assisted Living Residency
Est. £32–£39/hr
Visiting Angels Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Seven Hills Homecare
Est. £30–£37/hr
Verona Home Care Services Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Flourish Healthcare and Support Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Hales Group Limited - Sheffield
Est. £30–£37/hr
Bespoke Care (Sheffield) Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
The Good Days Project
Est. £30–£37/hr
Emilia Jean Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Hallam24 Healthcare
Est. £30–£37/hr
The Caring Choice Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Prelle Healthcare
Est. £30–£37/hr
Paramount24 Healthcare Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Leafield JD Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Longley Hall Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
10 Wood Road
Est. £30–£37/hr
Home Instead Senior Care
Est. £33–£40/hr
Optimum Healthcare Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Aspire PC Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Samfos Health
Est. £30–£37/hr
What families ask about 24-hour care in High Green
Where can I find 24-hour care in High Green?
34 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of High Green, and 25 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 High Green?
Typical 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 Sheffield 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.
Are home care agencies in High Green well rated?
25 of the 27 rated agencies (93%) are Good or Outstanding; 30 list dementia as a specialism and 11 were inspected or rated in the last two years.
24-hour care in High Green: ask who can help
Describe what's needed in one form, and as many as three agencies that accept enquiries via The Care Panel email you back.
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Register information from CQC as at Oct 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0 applies. We do not deliver care ourselves.