24-Hour Care in Dukinfield: Costs, Funding and 236 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 £1,205 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

Tameside 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. Asking Tameside council for an assessment.

Agencies covering Dukinfield: the data

184 of the 236 agencies (78%) list dementia as a specialism, against 78% across Tameside. Registered specialisms here: 194 of 236 list physical disabilities, 126 of 236 list learning disabilities and 144 of 236 list mental health conditions. Across Tameside we list 333 agencies, and 88% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Dukinfield the figure is 90%. The newest registration is Clarity Homecare Oldham, registered with CQC in October 2026. The oldest current rating dates from June 2018 (Cheshire Quality Care Ltd). Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Dukinfield comes 6th of 7 (45%), with Hattersley top at 54%.

How much 24-hour care costs in Dukinfield

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

What the council pays (Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council): £24.40 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £808.64 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,057.67 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. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay

24-hour care in Dukinfield: common questions

Which agencies provide 24-hour care in Dukinfield?

CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care. 236 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Dukinfield; 107 are rated Good or Outstanding. Ask each whether it provides 24-hour care.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Dukinfield?

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 Tameside 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.

What CQC ratings do agencies covering Dukinfield have?

CQC rates 107 of 119 as Good or Outstanding, or 90%. Recent evidence: 17 rated or inspected in two years. Dementia specialists: 184.

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Provider details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is not a care provider.

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