24-Hour Care in Paignton: Costs, Funding and 31 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 £1,445 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

Torbay 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 Torbay council for an assessment.

Agencies covering Paignton: the data

In Paignton, 68% of agencies support people with dementia (21 of 31); the Torbay figure is 65%. On their CQC registrations, 23 of 31 list physical disabilities, 17 of 31 list learning disabilities and 19 of 31 list mental health conditions. 92% of rated agencies covering Paignton are Good or Outstanding, compared with 92% of those rated among the 46 we list across Torbay. CQC registered Torquay Branch in July 2025, the newest on this list. One rating goes back to October 2018: Domiciliary Care South Devon. Ask what has changed since. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Paignton comes 3rd of 7 (77%), with Brixham top at 81%.

Paying for 24-hour care in Paignton: 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 Torbay Council: £25.84 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,162.87 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,243.21 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. Homecare Association figure for 2026/27: a sustainable council rate for home care in England starts at £34.42 an hour. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?

Home care agencies covering Paignton

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

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24-hour care in Paignton: common questions

Which agencies provide 24-hour care in Paignton?

31 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Paignton, and 24 hold a Good or Outstanding rating. Which of them provide 24-hour care is not recorded by CQC: ask them.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Paignton?

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 Torbay 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 Paignton have?

CQC rates 24 of 26 as Good or Outstanding, or 92%. Recent evidence: 5 rated or inspected in two years. Dementia specialists: 21.

24-hour care in Paignton

Live-in care or waking nights?

When 24-hour care is needed

Help paying for 24-hour care

Agencies covering Paignton: the data

Paying for 24-hour care in Paignton: typical prices

Home care agencies covering Paignton

24-hour care in Paignton: common questions

Looking for 24-hour care in Paignton?

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