24-Hour Care in Salisbury: Costs, Funding and 30 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.

Help paying for 24-hour care

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire 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 Salisbury: the data

Compare Salisbury's 78% Good or Outstanding with 90% for the rated agencies among the 174 we list in Wiltshire. 27% of agencies covering Salisbury have a CQC rating from the last two years, against 26% across Wiltshire. CQC registered Abletrust Care Southwest in February 2026, the newest on this list. Of Salisbury and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Salisbury ranks 5th for the share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (60%); Verwood is highest at 83%. In Salisbury, 90% of agencies support people with dementia (27 of 30); the Wiltshire figure is 86%. One rating goes back to May 2018: Totally Living Care Ltd. Ask what has changed since. Looking at specialisms, 24 of 30 list physical disabilities, 19 of 30 list learning disabilities and 19 of 30 list mental health conditions.

Paying for 24-hour care in Salisbury: typical prices

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

What the council pays (Wiltshire Council): £29.40 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,050.93 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,030.22 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).

Agencies differ more than regions do on hourly rates, so request a complete tariff from each one, covering weekends and bank holidays too. 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. Check what you would pay · Weekly cost calculator

24-hour care in Salisbury: common questions

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

Ask each agency: CQC keeps no record of who provides 24-hour care. Of the 30 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Salisbury, 18 are rated Good or Outstanding.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Salisbury?

Typical prices across England in 2026: 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 Wiltshire 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 Salisbury rated?

Of 23 agencies with a CQC rating, 18 (78%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 27, and 8 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.

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Provider details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is not a care provider.

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