Home care · Stockton-on-Tees
24-hour care in Thornaby-on-Tees
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. Compare the 80 CQC-registered agencies covering Thornaby-on-Tees and ask which of them provide it.
Updated 27 October 2026 (CQC register) · Prices: Usual 2026 prices across England
Key points
- Of the 80 CQC-registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Thornaby-on-Tees, 53 have a Good or Outstanding rating.
- 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.
- CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care, so ask each agency directly.
- Stockton-on-Tees council has to offer a care needs assessment free of charge.
Citation: "24-hour care in Thornaby-on-Tees", 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 £1,185 a week.
Help paying for 24-hour care
Stockton-on-Tees 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. How to ask Stockton-on-Tees council for an assessment.
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.
Thornaby-on-Tees's agencies in figures
96% of rated agencies covering Thornaby-on-Tees are Good or Outstanding, compared with 97% of those rated among the 98 we list across Stockton-on-Tees. CQC registered Highlea Care Limited (North) in October 2026, the newest on this list. One rating goes back to March 2018: Creative Support - Durham Services. Ask what has changed since. Eston has the highest share of listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding nearby (71%); Thornaby-on-Tees, at 66%, is 5th of the 7 towns compared. In Thornaby-on-Tees, 73% of agencies support people with dementia (58 of 80); the Stockton-on-Tees figure is 69%. By specialism, 63 of 80 list physical disabilities, 43 of 80 list learning disabilities and 51 of 80 list mental health conditions.
What 24-hour care costs in Thornaby-on-Tees
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
What Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council pays providers: £22.88 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £866 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £915 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. Check what you would pay · Weekly cost calculator
Home care agencies serving Thornaby-on-Tees
Check with each agency that it offers 24-hour care. Order: CQC rating, then how recent, then distance.
Creative Support - Teesside Services
Est. £32–£39/hr
CEL Homecare Teesside
Est. £30–£37/hr
Bluebird Care (Stockton and Hartlepool)
Est. £32–£39/hr
Care Matters (Homecare) Limited Stockton
Est. £30–£37/hr
Partners4Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Patience Healthcare (NE) Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Aspen Gardens
Est. £30–£37/hr
Lago Homecare - Yarm Office
Est. £30–£37/hr
Bykare Services Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Pacific and Gold Healthcare Teeside
Est. £30–£37/hr
Newbus Middlesbrough
Est. £30–£37/hr
Town Close
Est. £30–£37/hr
Community Reablement Team
Est. £30–£37/hr
The Robert Atkinson Centre
Est. £30–£37/hr
Care & Support Solutions
Est. £30–£37/hr
Avalon Teesside Services
Est. £30–£37/hr
Moon Rise 24hr Recruitment Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Sally and Sarah
Est. £30–£37/hr
Compassionate Professional Care Services Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Nightingales Community Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
What families ask about 24-hour care in Thornaby-on-Tees
Which home care agencies offer 24-hour care in Thornaby-on-Tees?
The CQC register does not show who offers 24-hour care. There are 80 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Thornaby-on-Tees, 53 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.
How much does 24-hour care cost in Thornaby-on-Tees?
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 Stockton-on-Tees 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 are agencies covering Thornaby-on-Tees rated?
Of 55 agencies with a CQC rating, 53 (96%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 58, and 13 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.
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Data: CQC register, Oct 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We are an independent directory and do not provide care.