24-Hour Care in Egham: Costs, Funding and 159 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. How to ask 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.

What the register shows for Egham

Dementia appears on 143 of 159 registrations here (90%), compared with 84% in Surrey as a whole. Dial House has the oldest rating still in force, from December 2017. HEALTHQO CARE PROFESSIONALS LTD is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in October 2026. Registered specialisms here: 142 of 159 list physical disabilities, 72 of 159 list learning disabilities and 94 of 159 list mental health conditions. At 83% Good or Outstanding, Egham sits below the Surrey figure of 91% (from 1,090 agencies). Ratings are older than average here: 16% of agencies have one less than two years old, compared with 22% across Surrey. 4 Outstanding agencies are covering Egham, against 16 across Surrey. Ashford has the highest share of listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding nearby (60%); Egham, at 48%, is 7th of the 7 towns compared.

Paying for 24-hour care in Egham: typical prices

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

Council rates in Surrey County Council: £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).

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. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay

Questions about 24-hour care in Egham

Which home care agencies offer 24-hour care in Egham?

The CQC register does not show who offers 24-hour care. There are 159 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Egham, 76 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Egham?

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 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.

How are agencies covering Egham rated?

Of 92 agencies with a CQC rating, 76 (83%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 143, and 29 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.

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CQC register data (Oct 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is independent of every provider listed.

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