24-Hour Care in Redhill: Costs, Funding and 78 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.

Redhill's agencies in figures

At 96% Good or Outstanding, Redhill sits above the Surrey figure of 91% (from 1,090 agencies). Ratings are more recent than average here: 26% of agencies have one less than two years old, compared with 22% across Surrey. 3 are rated Outstanding here, out of 16 across Surrey. Counting all listed agencies, not only rated ones, Redhill (68% Good or Outstanding) is 3rd out of 7 local towns, led by Tadworth (73%). 59 of the 78 agencies (76%) list dementia as a specialism, against 84% across Surrey. The oldest current rating dates from March 2018 (Home Instead Senior Care Reigate & Tandridge). The newest registration is Option One Care Services Ltd, registered with CQC in September 2026. Looking at specialisms, 69 of 78 list physical disabilities, 39 of 78 list learning disabilities and 43 of 78 list mental health conditions.

How much 24-hour care costs in Redhill

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. 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. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?

Home care agencies that cover Redhill

Ranked on CQC rating, its date and then distance. Ask each one about 24-hour care.

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What families ask about 24-hour care in Redhill

Who provides 24-hour care in Redhill?

CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care. 78 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Redhill; 53 are rated Good or Outstanding. Ask each whether it provides 24-hour care.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Redhill?

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.

How good are home care agencies around Redhill?

96% Good or Outstanding (53 of 55 rated). 20 were inspected or rated within two years, and 59 are registered for dementia.

24-hour care in Redhill

Live-in care or waking nights?

Help paying for 24-hour care

When 24-hour care is needed

Redhill's agencies in figures

How much 24-hour care costs in Redhill

Home care agencies that cover Redhill

What families ask about 24-hour care in Redhill

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