24-Hour Care in Bilston: Costs, Funding and 281 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 £1,295 a week.

Help paying for 24-hour care

Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton 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.

Home care in Bilston by the numbers

Looking at specialisms, 231 of 281 list physical disabilities, 148 of 281 list learning disabilities and 180 of 281 list mental health conditions. The share registered for dementia is 78% in Bilston (220 of 281) and 78% across Wolverhampton. Oldest rating on the list: FACT Healthcare Ltd, June 2017. Of Bilston and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Bilston has the highest share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (42%); next is Wednesbury at 42%. 80% of rated agencies covering Bilston are Good or Outstanding, compared with 81% of those rated among the 288 we list across Wolverhampton. Most recent to register: Norvia Care Solutions Ltd (September 2026).

24-hour care prices in Bilston

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

Council rates in City of Wolverhampton Council: £21.57 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £709.89 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £941.92 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).

Hourly rates vary between agencies more than between regions; ask each agency for its full price list, including weekend and bank holiday rates. Homecare Association figure for 2026/27: a sustainable council rate for home care in England starts at £34.42 an hour. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?

Home care agencies in and around Bilston

Ask each agency whether it provides 24-hour care. Ranked by CQC rating and how recent it is, then distance.

The full list: 281 agencies covering Bilston →

Your questions on 24-hour care in Bilston

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

281 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Bilston, and 118 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 Bilston?

Typical 2026 prices across England: 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 Wolverhampton 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 Bilston rated?

Of 147 agencies with a CQC rating, 118 (80%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 220, and 49 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.

24-hour care in Bilston

Live-in care or waking nights?

Help paying for 24-hour care

When 24-hour care is needed

Home care in Bilston by the numbers

24-hour care prices in Bilston

Home care agencies in and around Bilston

Your questions on 24-hour care in Bilston

24-hour care in Bilston: ask who can help

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