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24-hour care in Greasby

24-hour care means someone is on hand at any hour. At home it is usually arranged as live-in care, with one carer living in, or as daytime visits plus waking nights; when help is needed all night as well as all day, two carers share the hours. None has confirmed it to us yet, so ask the 79 CQC-registered agencies covering Greasby directly.

Agencies from the CQC register, updated 27 October 2026. Prices: Typical prices across England in 2026

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Key points

  • Agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Greasby: 79, with 46 rated Good or Outstanding.
  • 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.
  • Ask each agency about 24-hour care; the CQC register has no record of who provides it.
  • A care needs assessment from Wirral council costs nothing.

To cite: "24-hour care in Greasby", 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 £1,205 a week.

Help paying for 24-hour care

Wirral 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 Wirral 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 Greasby: the data

Jaxvi Care Solutions Limited is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in May 2026. 92% of rated agencies covering Greasby are Good or Outstanding, compared with 93% of those rated among the 204 we list across Wirral. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Greasby comes 6th of 7 (58%), with West Kirby top at 74%. Haven Care Wirral Limited has the oldest rating still in force, from February 2018. Dementia appears on 55 of 79 registrations here (70%), compared with 74% in Wirral as a whole. Registered specialisms here: 63 of 79 list physical disabilities, 41 of 79 list learning disabilities and 53 of 79 list mental health conditions.

How much 24-hour care costs in Greasby

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

What Wirral Council pays providers: £23.20 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £793.23 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £855.01 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. For 2026/27, the Homecare Association says council-funded home care in England is only sustainable at £34.42 an hour or more. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay

Home care agencies that cover Greasby

Ranked on CQC rating, its date and then distance. Ask each one about 24-hour care.

  1. AJ and Friends

    2.4 miles · Older people, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairments

    Est. £32–£39/hr

    OutstandingRated Nov 2021
    More details (AJ and Friends)

  2. Cherry Tree House

    1.6 miles · Dementia, Older people, Adults under 65

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Jul 2026Inspected recently
    More details (Cherry Tree House)

  3. 203 Hoylake Road

    1.6 miles · Older people, Physical disabilities, Mental health conditions

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Oct 2024Inspected recently
    More details (203 Hoylake Road)

  4. Apollo Care (West Wirral)

    1.7 miles · Older people, Adults under 65

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Oct 2026Inspected recently
    More details (Apollo Care (West Wirral))

  5. Pendleton Care Limited

    3.7 miles · Mental health conditions, Learning disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Apr 2026Inspected recently
    More details (Pendleton Care Limited)

  6. Icare Solutions (Wirral) Ltd

    4.3 miles · Older people, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairments

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Jan 2025Inspected recently
    More details (Icare Solutions (Wirral) Ltd)

  7. Newferry

    5.3 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Jul 2026Inspected recently
    More details (Newferry)

  8. Rialto Care & Support

    5.7 miles · Physical disabilities, Mental health conditions, Learning disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Dec 2025Inspected recently
    More details (Rialto Care & Support)

  9. Helping Hands Wirral

    2.7 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £29–£35/hr

    GoodRated Nov 2021
    More details (Helping Hands Wirral)

  10. Cardigan House

    4.0 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated May 2023
    More details (Cardigan House)

  11. Professional Carers

    4.5 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Mar 2023
    More details (Professional Carers)

  12. I Care (GB) Limited - Wirral

    4.6 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated May 2022
    More details (I Care (GB) Limited - Wirral)

  13. Aspire Care Support Services Ltd

    4.8 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Feb 2023
    More details (Aspire Care Support Services Ltd)

  14. Sugarman Health and Wellbeing - Liverpool

    5.7 miles · Dementia, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairments

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Jul 2024
    More details (Sugarman Health and Wellbeing - Liverpool)

  15. Care Solutions (Liverpool)

    6.7 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Nov 2021
    More details (Care Solutions (Liverpool))

  16. Routes Healthcare Wirral

    6.9 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Jul 2023
    More details (Routes Healthcare Wirral)

  17. Care at Home Group Cheshire West and Wirral

    6.9 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Oct 2024
    More details (Care at Home Group Cheshire West and Wirral)

  18. Community Caring Limited

    0.9 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Apr 2020
    More details (Community Caring Limited)

  19. Home Instead Wirral

    2.3 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £34–£42/hr

    OutstandingRated Jul 2019
    More details (Home Instead Wirral)

  20. T L Care (NW) Limited

    2.4 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Dec 2018
    More details (T L Care (NW) Limited)

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24-hour care in Greasby: common questions

Who provides 24-hour care in Greasby?

CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care. 79 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Greasby; 46 are rated Good or Outstanding. Ask each whether it provides 24-hour care.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Greasby?

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 Wirral 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 Greasby?

92% Good or Outstanding (46 of 50 rated). 8 were inspected or rated within two years, and 55 are registered for dementia.

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