24-Hour Care in Rugby: Costs, Funding and 25 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 £1,295 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

Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire council for an assessment.

Home care in Rugby by the numbers

Ratings are older than average here: 16% of agencies have one less than two years old, compared with 20% across Warwickshire. At 100% Good or Outstanding, Rugby sits above the Warwickshire figure of 82% (from 330 agencies). Of Rugby and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Rugby has the highest share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (52%); next is Hinckley at 52%. Outstanding: 0 covering Rugby, 2 across Warwickshire. Housing 21 - Farmers Court has the oldest rating still in force, from May 2018. Dementia appears on 19 of 25 registrations here (76%), compared with 76% in Warwickshire as a whole. On their CQC registrations, 17 of 25 list physical disabilities, 10 of 25 list learning disabilities and 16 of 25 list mental health conditions. Care-Infinity Limited is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in June 2026.

What 24-hour care costs in Rugby

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

What Warwickshire County Council pays providers: £24.97 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £915.63 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,030.26 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. The Homecare Association puts the minimum sustainable price for council-funded home care in England at £34.42 an hour for 2026/27. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?

Your questions on 24-hour care in Rugby

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

The CQC register does not show who offers 24-hour care. There are 25 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Rugby, 13 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Rugby?

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 Warwickshire 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 Rugby rated?

Of 13 agencies with a CQC rating, 13 (100%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 19, and 4 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.

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