Home care · Stockport
24-hour care in Cheadle Hulme
Round-the-clock care at home comes in two main forms: a live-in carer who stays in the home, or daytime visits combined with a carer who stays awake overnight. If someone needs help at night most nights, two carers usually share the work. 189 agencies registered with CQC cover Cheadle Hulme. Check with each one that it provides this kind of care.
Agency data: CQC register · Updated 27 October 2026 · Prices: Typical 2026 prices across England
In short
- Of the 189 CQC-registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Cheadle Hulme, 103 have a Good or Outstanding rating.
- Stockport council must offer a free care needs assessment.
- The CQC register does not say who provides 24-hour care: ask the agencies 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.
Cite this: The Care Panel, "24-hour care in Cheadle Hulme", 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 £1,205 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
Stockport 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 Stockport council.
What the register shows for Cheadle Hulme
In Cheadle Hulme, 76% of agencies support people with dementia (144 of 189); the Stockport figure is 78%. Registered specialisms here: 157 of 189 list physical disabilities, 95 of 189 list learning disabilities and 113 of 189 list mental health conditions. At 84% Good or Outstanding, Cheadle Hulme sits below the Stockport figure of 87% (from 380 agencies). CQC registered Lumiere Homes Ltd Manchester in September 2026, the newest on this list. One rating goes back to June 2018: Cheshire Quality Care Ltd. Ask what has changed since. Handforth has the highest share of listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding nearby (60%); Cheadle Hulme, at 54%, is 4th of the 7 towns compared.
Paying for 24-hour care in Cheadle Hulme: typical prices
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council's own rates: £24.80 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,112.52 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,165.75 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. 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
Home care agencies covering Cheadle Hulme
Not confirmed for 24-hour care, so ask. Listed by CQC rating and rating date, then distance.
Right at Home South Trafford
Est. £32–£39/hr
Central Reablement Service & Home Pathway
Est. £32–£39/hr
Care Needs Limited Stockport
Est. £30–£37/hr
Tender Hands Homecare Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Zeno Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Cera Stockport
Est. £30–£37/hr
Be Caring Manchester
Est. £30–£37/hr
Safe Hands Care & Support Services
Est. £30–£37/hr
We Care Chorlton
Est. £30–£37/hr
Choice Independent Living Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
LlyonHealth
Est. £30–£37/hr
RivaHealth Clinics
Est. £30–£37/hr
Happy Valley Home Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Cathedral Care (Sale)
Est. £30–£37/hr
A-Star Care Solutions-Main Office
Est. £30–£37/hr
Roundhey Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Apollo Care Central Manchester
Est. £30–£37/hr
Connect Care Services Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Helping Hands Cheadle
Est. £29–£35/hr
Quality Care of Cheadle
Est. £30–£37/hr
Questions about 24-hour care in Cheadle Hulme
Where can I find 24-hour care in Cheadle Hulme?
The CQC register does not show who offers 24-hour care. There are 189 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Cheadle Hulme, 103 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.
How much does 24-hour care cost in Cheadle Hulme?
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 Stockport 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 Cheadle Hulme well rated?
103 of the 123 rated agencies (84%) are Good or Outstanding; 144 list dementia as a specialism and 24 were inspected or rated in the last two years.
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Register information from CQC as at Oct 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0 applies. We do not deliver care ourselves.