24-Hour Care in Leatherhead: Costs, Funding and 105 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.

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.

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.

What the register shows for Leatherhead

AM2PM Quality Care Limited has the oldest rating still in force, from June 2018. Dementia appears on 86 of 105 registrations here (82%), compared with 84% in Surrey as a whole. Looking at specialisms, 92 of 105 list physical disabilities, 56 of 105 list learning disabilities and 65 of 105 list mental health conditions. MSEA Care Ltd is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in June 2026. Two-year-old ratings or newer: 29% covering Leatherhead, 22% across Surrey. 94% of rated agencies covering Leatherhead are Good or Outstanding, compared with 91% of those rated among the 1,090 we list across Surrey. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Leatherhead comes 4th of 7 (70%), with Oxshott top at 77%. 7 Outstanding agencies are covering Leatherhead, against 16 across Surrey.

Paying for 24-hour care in Leatherhead: typical prices

Typical 2026 prices across England
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).

Hourly rates vary between agencies more than between regions; ask each agency for its full price list, including weekend and bank holiday rates. For 2026/27, the Homecare Association says council-funded home care in England is only sustainable at £34.42 an hour or more. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Tools: weekly cost calculator and what would we pay?

Home care agencies covering Leatherhead

Not confirmed for 24-hour care, so ask. Listed by CQC rating and rating date, then distance.

The full list: 105 agencies covering Leatherhead →

Questions about 24-hour care in Leatherhead

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

CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care. 105 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Leatherhead; 74 are rated Good or Outstanding. Ask each whether it provides 24-hour care.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Leatherhead?

Typical 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.

How are agencies covering Leatherhead rated?

Of 79 agencies with a CQC rating, 74 (94%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 86, and 31 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.

24-hour care in Leatherhead

Live-in care or waking nights?

When 24-hour care is needed

Help paying for 24-hour care

What the register shows for Leatherhead

Paying for 24-hour care in Leatherhead: typical prices

Home care agencies covering Leatherhead

Questions about 24-hour care in Leatherhead

Looking for 24-hour care in Leatherhead?

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