Live-in care in Rugby

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. Rugby Borough Council does not arrange care; it handles council tax. Out of hours, the emergency duty social worker is on 01926 886922. For your own carer's assessment, call Caring Together Warwickshire on freephone 0800 197 5544.

No. The Rugby Urgent Treatment Centre at the Hospital of St Cross on Barby Road is open 24 hours a day, every day, for minor injuries and illnesses in people over the age of five, with X-rays and a pharmacy. Its reception is on 01788 663432. It is not an A&E: anyone with a severe illness or injury should go to the Emergency Department at University Hospital, Coventry, which is open 24 hours, or call 999.

Possibly. Rugby Borough Council does not count a carer who lives with the person, gives an average of at least 35 hours of care a week, and is not their partner or a child under 18, as long as the person cared for receives a qualifying benefit such as Attendance Allowance or the daily living part of PIP. There are separate downloadable forms for this, for the severely mentally impaired discount (which needs a doctor's certificate) and for the disabled person reduction.

Yes. IndieGo Rugby is the county council's wheelchair-accessible dial-a-ride to and from Rugby and its villages, including Dunchurch, Wolston, Brinklow, Long Lawford and the new Houlton development, for people who cannot make the journey because of mobility or a lack of public transport. It runs Monday to Friday between 9am and 2.30pm (3.30pm in school holidays); a single journey costs £3 and concessionary passes are valid. Register and book on 01926 742000 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 3.30pm).

The Myton Hospices run the Rugby Myton Support Hub at the Hospital of St Cross on Barby Road. It offers emotional and practical support, drop-in sessions and wellbeing activities for adults with a life-limiting illness, and the people caring for them, who are registered with a GP in Coventry or Warwickshire. No referral or appointment is needed. The county council's directory lists it as open Tuesday to Thursday, 9.30am to 4.30pm; call 01788 550085 to check before you go.

Live-in care with Day and Nightcare costs from £1,550 a week in Rugby, 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 Rugby 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.