24-Hour Care in Godalming: Costs, Funding and 40 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. Getting assessed by Surrey council.

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.

Agencies covering Godalming: the data

3 Outstanding agencies are covering Godalming, against 16 across Surrey. Counting all listed agencies, not only rated ones, Godalming ranks first of 7 local towns for Good or Outstanding ratings (83%), with Farncombe second (81%). At 100% Good or Outstanding, Godalming sits above the Surrey figure of 91% (from 1,090 agencies). Ratings are more recent than average here: 33% of agencies have one less than two years old, compared with 22% across Surrey. Fastrack Care 25 Limited is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in October 2024. By specialism, 34 of 40 list physical disabilities, 21 of 40 list learning disabilities and 26 of 40 list mental health conditions. Dementia appears on 37 of 40 registrations here (93%), compared with 84% in Surrey as a whole. Tender Hands Ltd has the oldest rating still in force, from March 2019.

What 24-hour care costs in Godalming

Prices typically seen 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).

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

Home care agencies serving Godalming

Check with each agency that it offers 24-hour care. Order: CQC rating, then how recent, then distance.

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24-hour care in Godalming: common questions

Who provides 24-hour care in Godalming?

The CQC register does not show who offers 24-hour care. There are 40 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Godalming, 33 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Godalming?

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 good are home care agencies around Godalming?

100% Good or Outstanding (33 of 33 rated). 15 were inspected or rated within two years, and 37 are registered for dementia.

24-hour care in Godalming

Live-in care or waking nights?

Help paying for 24-hour care

When 24-hour care is needed

Agencies covering Godalming: the data

What 24-hour care costs in Godalming

Home care agencies serving Godalming

24-hour care in Godalming: common questions

Arranging 24-hour care in Godalming?

Care options in Godalming

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