24-Hour Care in Claygate: Costs, Funding and 207 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 Claygate by the numbers

By specialism, 175 of 207 list physical disabilities, 114 of 207 list learning disabilities and 121 of 207 list mental health conditions. Most recent to register: HEALTHQO CARE PROFESSIONALS LTD (October 2026). Oldest rating on the list: Dial House, December 2017. The share registered for dementia is 86% in Claygate (179 of 207) and 84% across Surrey. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Claygate comes 3rd of 7 (76%), with Kingston upon Thames top at 85%. Outstanding ratings: 10 covering Claygate, 16 across Surrey. Ratings are more recent than average here: 31% of agencies have one less than two years old, compared with 22% across Surrey. At 96% Good or Outstanding, Claygate sits above the Surrey figure of 91% (from 1,090 agencies).

How much 24-hour care costs in Claygate

Usual 2026 prices across England
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).

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. Tools: weekly cost calculator and what would we pay?

Your questions on 24-hour care in Claygate

Which agencies provide 24-hour care in Claygate?

The CQC register does not show who offers 24-hour care. There are 207 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Claygate, 158 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Claygate?

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 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 Claygate have?

CQC rates 158 of 165 as Good or Outstanding, or 96%. Recent evidence: 65 rated or inspected in two years. Dementia specialists: 179.

Need 24-hour care in Claygate?

One short form: featured partners and a maximum of three rated agencies working with us will contact you directly by email.

Compare local prices

More about care in Claygate

Nearby towns for 24-hour care

24-hour care in Esher 1.3 mi
24-hour care in Thames Ditton 2.0 mi
24-hour care in Oxshott 2.1 mi
24-hour care in Cobham 3.1 mi
24-hour care in Kingston upon Thames 3.3 mi
24-hour care in Epsom 3.4 mi
24-hour care in Walton-on-Thames 3.4 mi
24-hour care in Ewell 3.6 mi

Compare local prices See agencies

24-hour care in Claygate