Home care · Thurrock
24-hour care in Stanford-le-Hope
When someone cannot be left alone, 24-hour care at home is usually a live-in carer, or day visits plus waking nights. Where night help is needed often, plan for two carers sharing the day and night. Compare the 157 CQC-registered agencies covering Stanford-le-Hope and ask which of them provide it.
CQC register data as of 27 October 2026 · Prices: Typical 2026 prices across England
The short version
- 157 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Stanford-le-Hope; 78 are rated Good or Outstanding.
- CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care, so ask each agency directly.
- Typical prices here: live-in care around £1,540–£1,610 a week. Live-in care is usually the cheapest way to cover day and night.
- Thurrock council must offer a free care needs assessment.
Cite this: The Care Panel, "24-hour care in Stanford-le-Hope", analysis of the CQC register, 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 £1,455 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
Thurrock 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 Thurrock council for an assessment.
Stanford-le-Hope's agencies in figures
Registered specialisms here: 129 of 157 list physical disabilities, 77 of 157 list learning disabilities and 88 of 157 list mental health conditions. 122 of the 157 agencies (78%) list dementia as a specialism, against 80% across Thurrock. The oldest current rating dates from January 2018 (Kent Enablement at Home). Counting all listed agencies, not only rated ones, Stanford-le-Hope (50% Good or Outstanding) is 5th out of 7 local towns, led by Wickford (59%). 93% of rated agencies covering Stanford-le-Hope are Good or Outstanding, compared with 87% of those rated among the 506 we list across Thurrock. The newest registration is Liv Inn Support Ltd, registered with CQC in September 2026.
24-hour care prices in Stanford-le-Hope
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
Council rates in Thurrock Council: £23.42 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £843.76 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £977.35 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. According to the Homecare Association, councils across England should pay no less than £34.42 an hour for home care in 2026/27 if it is to be sustainable. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?
Home care agencies in and around Stanford-le-Hope
Ask each agency whether it provides 24-hour care. Ranked by CQC rating and how recent it is, then distance.
All4One Care Services Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Utopia Care Limited - Thurrock Branch
Est. £30–£37/hr
J.C.Michael Groups Ltd Basildon
Est. £30–£37/hr
Bluebird Care (Essex West)
Est. £32–£39/hr
Kemfa Services Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Caremark Thurrock
Est. £30–£37/hr
Ignition Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Akaba Social UK Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Shelagh Care Services Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Best2 Care Ltd – Gravesend Office
Est. £30–£37/hr
Grays Riverside
Est. £30–£37/hr
Mayfair Care Services Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Integrated Support Services Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Cedar House - The Annex
Est. £30–£37/hr
Home Instead Thurrock
Est. £33–£40/hr
Thurrock Essex
Est. £30–£37/hr
Optimal Care Plus
Est. £30–£37/hr
Dion Care Services Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Amazing Grace Personnel
Est. £30–£37/hr
London Care (Basildon)
Est. £30–£37/hr
What families ask about 24-hour care in Stanford-le-Hope
Which home care agencies offer 24-hour care in Stanford-le-Hope?
Ask each agency: CQC keeps no record of who provides 24-hour care. Of the 157 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Stanford-le-Hope, 78 are rated Good or Outstanding.
How much does 24-hour care cost in Stanford-le-Hope?
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 Thurrock 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 Stanford-le-Hope rated?
Of 84 agencies with a CQC rating, 78 (93%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 122, and 16 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.
24-hour care in Stanford-le-Hope: ask who can help
Describe what's needed in one form, and as many as three agencies that accept enquiries via The Care Panel email you back.
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Data: CQC register, Oct 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We are an independent directory and do not provide care.