24-Hour Care in Windlesham: Costs, Funding and 121 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.

Windlesham's agencies in figures

Compare Windlesham's 85% Good or Outstanding with 91% for the rated agencies among the 1,090 we list in Surrey. 10% of agencies covering Windlesham have a CQC rating from the last two years, against 22% across Surrey. 3 are rated Outstanding here, out of 16 across Surrey. Of Windlesham and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Windlesham ranks 4th for the share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (50%); Woking is highest at 63%. 102 of the 121 agencies (84%) list dementia as a specialism, against 84% across Surrey. The oldest current rating dates from December 2017 (Home Instead Guildford and Woking). The newest registration is A & T Caring Services, registered with CQC in October 2026. On their CQC registrations, 103 of 121 list physical disabilities, 56 of 121 list learning disabilities and 72 of 121 list mental health conditions.

What 24-hour care costs in Windlesham

Typical prices 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).

Agencies differ more than regions do on hourly rates, so request a complete tariff from each one, covering weekends and bank holidays too. 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?

What families ask about 24-hour care in Windlesham

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

CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care. 121 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Windlesham; 61 are rated Good or Outstanding. Ask each whether it provides 24-hour care.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Windlesham?

Typical prices 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 Windlesham rated?

Of 72 agencies with a CQC rating, 61 (85%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 102, and 14 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.

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