Home care · Worcestershire
24-hour care in Droitwich Spa
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 26 CQC-registered agencies covering Droitwich Spa directly.
Agency data: CQC register · Updated 27 October 2026 · Prices: Typical 2026 prices across England
Quick summary
- 26 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Droitwich Spa; 21 are rated Good or Outstanding.
- Worcestershire council must offer a free care needs assessment.
- 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.
- Which agencies provide 24-hour care is not on the CQC register, so ask each one.
Cite this: The Care Panel, "24-hour care in Droitwich Spa", analysis of the CQC register, 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.
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
Worcestershire 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. Requesting an assessment from Worcestershire council.
Agencies covering Droitwich Spa: the data
One rating goes back to December 2017: Dimensions Worcestershire and Warwickshire Domiciliary Care Office. Ask what has changed since. In Droitwich Spa, 54% of agencies support people with dementia (14 of 26); the Worcestershire figure is 75%. By specialism, 19 of 26 list physical disabilities, 14 of 26 list learning disabilities and 13 of 26 list mental health conditions. CQC registered VIP 247 Limited in June 2026, the newest on this list. Two-year-old ratings or newer: 0% covering Droitwich Spa, 7% across Worcestershire. 100% of rated agencies covering Droitwich Spa are Good or Outstanding, compared with 85% of those rated among the 276 we list across Worcestershire. Of Droitwich Spa and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Droitwich Spa has the highest share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (81%); next is Redditch at 81%. Worcestershire has 7 Outstanding agencies in total; covering Droitwich Spa the figure is 3.
Paying for 24-hour care in Droitwich Spa: typical prices
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
Worcestershire County Council's own rates: £23.43 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £911.42 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,087.77 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. 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. Tools: weekly cost calculator and what would we pay?
Home care agencies covering Droitwich Spa
Not confirmed for 24-hour care, so ask. Listed by CQC rating and rating date, then distance.
Uplifting Lives Services Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Assisted Lives (Worcester)
Est. £30–£37/hr
TruCARE UK Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Nationwide Care Services Ltd (Worcester)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Wyndsor Home Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Civicare Central Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
North Star Foundation
Est. £32–£39/hr
YourLife (Droitwich)
Est. £30–£37/hr
R & L Healthcare
Est. £30–£37/hr
People in Action Domiciliary Care - Worcester
Est. £30–£37/hr
Caremark (Worcester & Malvern Hills)
Est. £30–£37/hr
MJSGBig5RewardsHealthcare Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Amber Support Services
Est. £30–£37/hr
Your Elysium Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Alina Homecare Bromsgrove
Est. £32–£39/hr
The Broad Group Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Management HQ, Headway Worcester Trust
Est. £32–£39/hr
Staffing Plus Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
24-hour care in Droitwich Spa: common questions
Where can I find 24-hour care in Droitwich Spa?
Ask each agency: CQC keeps no record of who provides 24-hour care. Of the 26 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Droitwich Spa, 21 are rated Good or Outstanding.
How much does 24-hour care cost in Droitwich Spa?
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 Worcestershire 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.
Are home care agencies in Droitwich Spa well rated?
21 of the 21 rated agencies (100%) are Good or Outstanding; 14 list dementia as a specialism and 0 were inspected or rated in the last two years.
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Data: CQC register, Oct 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We are an independent directory and do not provide care.