Live-in care in Atherstone

Call Warwickshire County Council's adult social care team on 01926 359190 (Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm, Friday 9am to 4.30pm), or use the council's online form (linked from its assessment page under Useful contacts on this page) if your relative has no support from adult social care yet. North Warwickshire Borough Council, whose offices are in Atherstone, deals with council tax, not care. Out of hours, the emergency duty social worker is on 01926 886922. Family carers can ask for a carer's assessment through Caring Together Warwickshire on freephone 0800 197 5544.

The nearest Emergency Department is at George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton, open 24 hours a day, every day. It also has a GP-led Urgent Treatment Centre, open 8am to 8pm every day including bank holidays. Over the Staffordshire border, the nurse-led Minor Injuries Unit at Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital in Tamworth is open 8am to 9pm, with X-rays from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Sunday; no appointment is needed. Neither is an A&E. In an emergency, call 999; if unsure, use NHS 111.

Yes. IndieGo Atherstone is the county council's dial-a-ride minibus to and from Atherstone. On Tuesdays and Fridays, 9.30am to 3pm, it serves villages including Kingsbury, Hurley, Wood End, Austrey, Warton, Ansley and Old Arley. A single fare is £3 and concessionary passes are valid. Register and book on 01926 742000 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm). For health appointments, Beeline's volunteer drivers cover North Warwickshire: 01827 717074, weekdays 9am to 1pm.

North Warwickshire Borough Council lists three reductions that often matter. A person who is severely mentally impaired can be disregarded with a medical certificate and a qualifying benefit; GPs are not allowed to charge for the certificate. A live-in carer giving at least 35 hours of care a week to someone who is not their partner or a child under 18 can be disregarded if the person cared for receives a benefit such as Attendance Allowance. A home with an extra room, a second bathroom or kitchen, or indoor wheelchair use may get the disabled band reduction. Call 01827 715341 or email counciltax@northwarks.gov.uk.

Live-in care with Day and Nightcare costs from £1,550 a week in Atherstone, the same as everywhere in England, for one person with a carer who rests at night. That includes our care team's management (the assessment, care plan, reviews, supervision and the on-call manager) and the carer's food; break cover and the carer's travel are extra. For a couple it is from £1,800 a week, where one carer can safely meet both partners' needs. You receive a written quote after a free assessment.

Yes, if the person's care needs meet the national eligibility criteria and their savings are below £23,250 (2026/27). Adult social care in Atherstone is arranged by Warwickshire County Council. Ask for a care needs assessment; if you are eligible, council funding can usually be taken as a direct payment and used for live-in care from us.

It can. Tell us the expected discharge date as early as you can, and we will work with you and the ward's discharge team on when live-in care can start. We can often start within 24 to 48 hours of the assessment, depending on carer availability, and we confirm the start date once a carer is arranged. We have provided Discharge to Assess (D2A) care since 2014.