24-Hour Care in Addlestone: Costs, Funding and 122 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 £1,555 a week.

Help paying for 24-hour care

Surrey 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 Surrey 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.

Home care in Addlestone by the numbers

Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Addlestone comes 3rd of 7 (59%), with Weybridge top at 64%. 5 are rated Outstanding here, out of 16 across Surrey. Two-year-old ratings or newer: 17% covering Addlestone, 22% across Surrey. 89% of rated agencies covering Addlestone are Good or Outstanding, compared with 91% of those rated among the 1,090 we list across Surrey. Registered specialisms here: 104 of 122 list physical disabilities, 52 of 122 list learning disabilities and 67 of 122 list mental health conditions. The newest registration is HEALTHQO CARE PROFESSIONALS LTD, registered with CQC in October 2026. The oldest current rating dates from December 2017 (Home Instead Guildford and Woking). 109 of the 122 agencies (89%) list dementia as a specialism, against 84% across Surrey.

24-hour care prices in Addlestone

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

Surrey County Council's own rates: £24.87 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £952.38 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £988.04 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).

Agencies differ more than regions do on hourly rates, so request a complete tariff from each one, covering weekends and bank holidays too. 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. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay

Your questions on 24-hour care in Addlestone

Which agencies provide 24-hour care in Addlestone?

122 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Addlestone, and 72 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 Addlestone?

Typical prices 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 Surrey 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 Addlestone have?

CQC rates 72 of 81 as Good or Outstanding, or 89%. Recent evidence: 24 rated or inspected in two years. Dementia specialists: 109.

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