Live-in care and home care in Wallingford

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Care at home in Wallingford

Live-in care: a carer living in your home, day and night, from £1,550 a week.
Home care visits: from one hour to several hours, at times that suit you.
Night care: waking nights and sleep-ins, and 24-hour care.
Care after hospital, dementia care, end-of-life care and respite.

How we arrange care in Wallingford

In Wallingford and the villages around it, Day and Nightcare provides home care visits from one hour, waking nights, sleep-ins, 24-hour care and fully managed live-in care from £1,550 a week. Care starts with a free assessment, a written quote and a written care plan. A relief carer covers a live-in carer’s holidays and time off, and a manager is on call.

Care can be paid for privately, by Oxfordshire County Council (including direct payments) or by NHS Continuing Healthcare. We have provided Discharge to Assess (D2A) care since 2014. If someone is coming home from hospital, tell us the expected discharge date. Our care team is on 01865 715780.

Arranging care and funding in Wallingford

Adult social care is run by Oxfordshire County Council. To ask for a care needs assessment, call the Social and Health Care team on 01865 519800 (Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5pm, Friday 8.30am to 4pm) or use the online form; someone else can ask on your behalf. For urgent emergencies out of hours, the Emergency Duty Team is on 0800 833 408.

Read more: arranging care and funding in Wallingford

If your relative is eligible, a free financial assessment follows: above £23,250 in savings you would usually pay the full cost, and the home is not counted for care at home. See council funding for care. Family carers can ask Carers Oxfordshire (01235 424715, weekdays 9am to 5pm) for a carer’s assessment; there is no charge.

South Oxfordshire District Council collects council tax. It does not count a carer looking after a disabled person who is not their spouse, partner or child under 18 (it calls this the live-in carer discount), or someone who is severely mentally impaired. Its reduction for disabilities scheme bills the home one band lower where it has a room, extra bathroom or kitchen, or wheelchair space needed by a disabled resident. See council tax discounts for care.

Urgent care and leaving hospital in Wallingford

Minor injuries: Wallingford has no minor injuries unit. The nearest is at Abingdon Community Hospital, open every day from 10am to 10.30pm, with no referral needed. Townlands in Henley also has one; check its opening times or call 111 first. Neither is an A&E.
A&E: the Emergency Department at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Headington, Oxford, is open 24 hours.

Oxford University Hospitals starts planning discharge when someone is admitted. A community hospital bed is the first one available, and families arrange transport home unless the patient meets strict medical criteria for hospital transport.

Wallingford Community Hospital on Reading Road is for people who no longer need an acute hospital but need more support than they have at home. Its inpatient ward provides rehabilitation and palliative care. Sue Ryder also has specialist palliative care beds there. The site has no A&E.

Back home, Home First Oxfordshire’s reablement is free short-term help to regain independence, arranged by a professional. If needs are mainly health needs, ask about NHS Continuing Healthcare: NHS Thames Valley ICB’s Oxfordshire adults team is on 0118 982 2900.

Local help in Wallingford

Carers' services, dementia support, transport, befriending and other local help, with phone numbers.

What may change soon

On 29 October 2026 the Government said it is minded to replace Oxfordshire’s councils with three unitary councils from 1 April 2029, with most of South Oxfordshire joining a new Ridgeway Council. This is proposed, not confirmed. Until then, the county council arranges adult social care and South Oxfordshire District Council collects council tax.

Useful contacts in Wallingford

Hospitals, local support and council services near Wallingford, with links to their official pages. Open any heading for the details.

Hospitals near Wallingford

If someone is coming home from hospital, tell us the expected discharge date as early as you can, and we will work with you and the discharge team on when care can start.

John Radcliffe Hospital: acute hospital
Wallingford Community Hospital: community hospital
Abingdon Community Hospital: minor injury unit

Local support and charities

Carers Oxfordshire: Carers' support
Dementia Oxfordshire: Dementia support
Wallingford Community Support Service: Day opportunities
Cholsey Day Centre: Day opportunities
Wallingford Volunteer Drivers: Community transport
Sue Ryder (Berkshire West and South Oxfordshire): Hospice
Age UK Oxfordshire: Age UK

Council tax and adult social care

Wallingford is in South Oxfordshire District Council, which handles council tax, including discounts for people with a severe mental impairment, for disabled people and for some carers. Adult social care is arranged by Oxfordshire County Council. See live-in care in Oxfordshire for county-wide funding and NHS information.

Villages we visit near Wallingford

Crowmarsh Gifford
Benson
Cholsey
Brightwell-cum-Sotwell
Shillingford
Ewelme
Winterbrook

Questions about care in Wallingford

Who do I call in Wallingford to ask for a care assessment?

Call Oxfordshire County Council's Social and Health Care team on 01865 519800 (Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5pm, Friday 8.30am to 4pm), or request a needs assessment online. The needs assessment is free, and anyone can ask for one. The county council, not South Oxfordshire District Council, arranges adult social care. Family members can ask on someone's behalf. A relative who helps can also ask Carers Oxfordshire (01235 424715) for a carer's assessment, with no charge.

Does Wallingford Community Hospital have a minor injuries unit?

No. The hospital on Reading Road provides inpatient rehabilitation and palliative care, but Oxford Health says it does not provide A&E or emergency services. The nearest minor injuries unit is at Abingdon Community Hospital, open every day 10am to 10.30pm with no referral needed; Townlands in Henley also has one. Oxfordshire's main A&E is the John Radcliffe in Headington, open 24 hours. In a life-threatening emergency, call 999.

Is there help getting to hospital appointments from Wallingford?

Yes. Wallingford Volunteer Drivers (01491 836345, Monday to Thursday 9.30am to 11.30am) take people from Wallingford and nearby villages who cannot use private or public transport to hospitals, surgeries, dentists and opticians across Oxfordshire and Berkshire, and usually wait to bring them home. You pay the driver a mileage charge; a return trip to the Oxford hospitals is around £16. They cannot carry wheelchairs or scooters.

What end-of-life support is there in Wallingford?

Sue Ryder runs hospice services across Berkshire West and South Oxfordshire, including Wallingford and Henley: Hospice at Home, specialist community nursing, day services and care coordination. It also has specialist palliative care inpatient beds at Wallingford Community Hospital, as well as its Duchess of Kent Hospice in Reading. A GP or hospital consultant can refer, and the care coordination line is 0118 950 5276.

Do you provide live-in care in Wallingford?

Yes. Day and Nightcare provides fully managed live-in care in Wallingford and across Oxfordshire from £1,550 a week, with a free assessment. A trained carer lives in your home, supporting you through the day and close by at night, with our care team behind them.

Do you provide home care visits in Wallingford?

Yes. We offer home care visits in Wallingford and the surrounding villages, from one hour to several hours, for personal care, medication support, meals, companionship and getting up or going to bed. Please call 01865 715780 for our current prices.

Do you provide night care in Wallingford?

Yes. We provide waking nights and sleep-in nights in Wallingford, and 24-hour care with a day carer and a waking night carer working in shifts. Live-in care is another option: the carer lives in the home, rests at night and can help now and then.

Where do I claim a council tax discount in Wallingford?

Council tax in Wallingford is handled by South Oxfordshire District Council. Someone with a severe mental impairment, which can include dementia, may be disregarded for council tax if they also get a qualifying disability benefit, which can mean a discount or a full exemption. See our guide to council tax discounts for care.

Sources and further information

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Local information checked 31 October 2026.