Home care · Windsor and Maidenhead
24-hour care in Maidenhead
When someone cannot be left alone, 24-hour care at home is usually a live-in carer, or day visits plus waking nights. Where night help is needed often, plan for two carers sharing the day and night. None has confirmed it to us yet, so ask the 122 CQC-registered agencies covering Maidenhead directly.
Agencies from the CQC register, updated 27 October 2026. Prices: Typical prices across England in 2026
In short
- 122 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Maidenhead; 48 are rated Good or Outstanding.
- A care needs assessment from Windsor and Maidenhead council costs nothing.
- Ask each agency about 24-hour care; the CQC register has no record of who provides it.
- Typical prices here: live-in care around £1,540–£1,610 a week. Live-in care is usually the cheapest way to cover day and night.
To cite: "24-hour care in Maidenhead", The Care Panel, Oct 2026, from CQC register analysis.
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 £1,555 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
Windsor and Maidenhead 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 Windsor and Maidenhead council for an assessment.
Agencies covering Maidenhead: the data
Oldest rating on the list: ABC Care - Head Office, July 2017. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Maidenhead comes 5th of 7 (39%), with Twyford top at 50%. Across Windsor and Maidenhead we list 202 agencies, and 80% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Maidenhead the figure is 79%. Most recent to register: Kare-N-Assist Ltd (October 2026). On their CQC registrations, 111 of 122 list physical disabilities, 53 of 122 list learning disabilities and 74 of 122 list mental health conditions. The share registered for dementia is 90% in Maidenhead (110 of 122) and 88% across Windsor and Maidenhead.
How much 24-hour care costs in Maidenhead
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
Council rates in Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead: £21.83 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,184 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,359 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
Home care agencies that cover Maidenhead
Ranked on CQC rating, its date and then distance. Ask each one about 24-hour care.
Baxters Homecare
Est. £32–£39/hr
Right at Home Maidenhead, Marlow & Henley
Est. £32–£39/hr
Ontra Healthcare
Est. £30–£37/hr
Cohen Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
House of Caring Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Rolling Hearts Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
WR Care Services
Est. £30–£37/hr
YourLife (Maidenhead)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Helping Hands Maidenhead & Windsor
Est. £29–£35/hr
Cure Healthcare Services Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Wincare Homecare
Est. £30–£37/hr
Ambrose Adrian Healthcare
Est. £30–£37/hr
King Homecare
Est. £30–£37/hr
Independent Supported Living and Disabilities Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Heritage Healthcare Berkshire Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Privilege Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Accelerated Home Health Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Bridge House Nursing Home
Est. £30–£37/hr
Walfinch Mid & South Buckinghamshire
Est. £27–£33/hr
We Love Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
24-hour care in Maidenhead: common questions
Which home care agencies offer 24-hour care in Maidenhead?
Ask each agency: CQC keeps no record of who provides 24-hour care. Of the 122 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Maidenhead, 48 are rated Good or Outstanding.
How much does 24-hour care cost in Maidenhead?
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 Windsor and Maidenhead 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 Maidenhead rated?
Of 61 agencies with a CQC rating, 48 (79%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 110, and 13 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.
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Nearby towns for 24-hour care
- 24-hour care in Bourne End 4.1 mi
- 24-hour care in Windsor 5.3 mi
- 24-hour care in Slough 5.4 mi
- 24-hour care in Twyford 6.4 mi
- 24-hour care in Beaconsfield 7.0 mi
- 24-hour care in High Wycombe 7.5 mi
- 24-hour care in Henley-on-Thames 7.5 mi
- 24-hour care in Bracknell 7.7 mi
Data: CQC register, Oct 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We are an independent directory and do not provide care.