24-Hour Care in Hassocks: Costs, Funding and 63 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. How to ask West Sussex council for an assessment.

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 Hassocks: the data

1 Outstanding agencies is covering Hassocks, against 5 across West Sussex. Lewes has the highest share of listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding nearby (80%); Hassocks, at 63%, is 6th of the 7 towns compared. Compare Hassocks's 89% Good or Outstanding with 91% for the rated agencies among the 291 we list in West Sussex. 16% of agencies covering Hassocks have a CQC rating from the last two years, against 24% across West Sussex. Sister Led Care Ltd is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in February 2026. Registered specialisms here: 50 of 63 list physical disabilities, 26 of 63 list learning disabilities and 33 of 63 list mental health conditions. Dementia appears on 50 of 63 registrations here (79%), compared with 76% in West Sussex as a whole. Hanover Care Limited has the oldest rating still in force, from March 2018.

24-hour care prices in Hassocks

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

What West Sussex County Council pays providers: £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).

Homecare Association figure for 2026/27: a sustainable council rate for home care in England starts at £34.42 an hour. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay

24-hour care in Hassocks: common questions

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

63 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Hassocks, and 41 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 Hassocks?

Usual 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 are agencies covering Hassocks rated?

Of 46 agencies with a CQC rating, 41 (89%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 50, and 10 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.

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CQC register data (Oct 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is independent of every provider listed.

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