24-Hour Care in Crawley Down: Costs, Funding and 73 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 £1,400–£1,700 a week; a residential care home £1,100–£1,600 a week.

Help paying for 24-hour care

West Sussex 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. Getting assessed by West Sussex council.

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.

Agencies covering Crawley Down: the data

Brendoncare Stildon Mews has the oldest rating still in force, from November 2018. Dementia appears on 57 of 73 registrations here (78%), compared with 76% in West Sussex as a whole. Looking at specialisms, 61 of 73 list physical disabilities, 31 of 73 list learning disabilities and 50 of 73 list mental health conditions. Ideal Complex Care is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in October 2026. Across West Sussex, 24% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Crawley Down it is 30%. Across West Sussex we list 291 agencies, and 91% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Crawley Down the figure is 81%. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Crawley Down comes 6th of 7 (53%), with Haywards Heath top at 76%. 2 Outstanding agencies are covering Crawley Down, against 5 across West Sussex.

24-hour care prices in Crawley Down

Typical 2026 prices in West Sussex
Visiting care	£28–£38 an hour
Live-in care	£1,400–£1,700 a week

What the council pays (West Sussex County Council): £28.92 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,033.31 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,124.80 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).

The Homecare Association puts the minimum sustainable price for council-funded home care in England at £34.42 an hour for 2026/27. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?

24-hour care in Crawley Down: common questions

Who provides 24-hour care in Crawley Down?

The CQC register does not show who offers 24-hour care. There are 73 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Crawley Down, 39 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Crawley Down?

Typical 2026 prices in West Sussex: live-in care typically costs £1,400–£1,700 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 West Sussex 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 good are home care agencies around Crawley Down?

81% Good or Outstanding (39 of 48 rated). 23 were inspected or rated within two years, and 57 are registered for dementia.

24-hour care in Crawley Down: ask who can help

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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.

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