24-Hour Care in Bentley Heath: Costs, Funding and 49 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 £1,295 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

Solihull 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 Solihull council for an assessment.

Home care in Bentley Heath by the numbers

Dementia appears on 43 of 49 registrations here (88%), compared with 82% in Solihull as a whole. Community Support Service has the oldest rating still in force, from September 2018. Alina Homecare Sutton Coldfield is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in July 2026. Looking at specialisms, 43 of 49 list physical disabilities, 27 of 49 list learning disabilities and 26 of 49 list mental health conditions. Across Solihull we list 137 agencies, and 82% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Bentley Heath the figure is 92%. Across Solihull, 12% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Bentley Heath it is 14%. 1 Outstanding agencies is covering Bentley Heath, against 1 across Solihull. Counting all listed agencies, not only rated ones, Bentley Heath (69% Good or Outstanding) is 3rd out of 7 local towns, led by Dorridge (74%).

What 24-hour care costs in Bentley Heath

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

What Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council pays providers: £25.05 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,011.95 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,036.85 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. Check what you would pay · Weekly cost calculator

Your questions on 24-hour care in Bentley Heath

Which agencies provide 24-hour care in Bentley Heath?

The CQC register does not show who offers 24-hour care. There are 49 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Bentley Heath, 34 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Bentley Heath?

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 Solihull 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 Bentley Heath have?

CQC rates 34 of 37 as Good or Outstanding, or 92%. Recent evidence: 8 rated or inspected in two years. Dementia specialists: 43.

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Built from the Care Quality Commission's register (Oct 2026) under Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel lists and compares services but runs none.

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