Live-in care in Warwick, Warwickshire

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Our live-in care in Warwick

Live-in care means one-to-one support in your own home: personal care, medication support, meals, help around the house, getting out and about, and someone close by at night. Whether it suits the person, and whether one carer can support a couple, is worked out at the free assessment. Read more in live-in care explained and how it works day to day.

How we arrange live-in care in Warwick

Day and Nightcare provides fully managed live-in care in Warwick and the villages around it, from £1,550 a week. One main carer lives in the home; a relief carer covers their holidays and time off, and a manager is on call. Care starts with a free assessment, a written quote and a written care plan.

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

Arranging care and funding in Warwick

Warwickshire County Council arranges adult social care. Call 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 below) if your relative has no support yet. The needs assessment is free, and anyone can ask for one. Out of hours, the emergency duty social worker is on 01926 886922.

Read more: arranging care and funding in Warwick

A financial assessment decides what your relative pays. With savings over £23,250 they would usually pay the full cost, but the home is not counted for care at home. For home care the council arranges, the most it charges from April 2026 is £26.44 an hour; its Financial Assessments and Benefits Advice Team is on 01926 413985. Council funding can be taken as a direct payment.

Family carers can ask Caring Together Warwickshire for a free carer’s assessment on 0800 197 5544. It also issues the Carers Emergency Card and helps plan breaks.

Warwick District Council collects council tax (01926 456760). Its disabled person reduction charges the home one band lower where an extra room or indoor wheelchair space is needed because of a disability. The severely mentally impaired exemption or discount needs a doctor’s certificate and a claim for a qualifying benefit; the doctor cannot charge for completing it. See council tax discounts for care.

Urgent care and leaving hospital in Warwick

A&E: Warwick Hospital, Lakin Road, has South Warwickshire’s full 24-hour Emergency Department.
Minor injuries: the trust’s Minor Injuries Unit is at Stratford Hospital, open only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9am to 4pm. It is not an A&E.

Warwick Hospital’s Frailty Assessment Area gives frail older people a rapid, full assessment to avoid unnecessary admission. Ambulance crews can phone a frailty consultant first so that, where hospital is not needed, the Urgent Community Response team visits at home instead. The trust’s virtual ward can also give hospital-level monitoring at home, usually for less than a week.

Each ward has a nominated discharge co-ordinator, and the trust supports John’s Campaign, so a family carer of someone with dementia can ask the ward team about staying with them. Rehabilitation may continue at Leamington Spa Hospital, Heathcote Lane, with Campion Ward and the Feldon stroke rehabilitation ward.

For Warwickshire residents with new or increased needs, NHS-funded Discharge to Assess usually means the Community Recovery Service: free home care for up to six weeks, up to four visits a day. Warwickshire Fire and Rescue’s Hospital to Home Service can take frail patients home and check they are safe. If someone at home deteriorates suddenly, families can refer to Urgent Community Response on 01926 600818 (8am to 6pm, seven days a week).

NHS Continuing Healthcare is arranged by NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board; for a South Warwickshire GP, email cwicb.swchcgeneral@nhs.net.

Local help in Warwick

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 create two unitary councils for Warwickshire, with Warwick in the southern one. This is proposed, not confirmed; the councils say new councils would start in April 2029. Until then, the county council arranges adult social care and Warwick District Council collects council tax.

Useful local contacts

Useful contacts in Warwick

The council, NHS teams, hospitals and local services you are most likely to need in Warwick, with links to their official pages. Open any heading for the details.

Council and care assessments

Adult social care in Warwick is arranged by Warwickshire County Council. Anyone who appears to need care can ask for a free care needs assessment, whatever their savings. If the council funds care, you can usually take it as a direct payment and use it for live-in care from us.

Warwickshire County Council: ask for a care needs assessment (telephone 01926 359190); carer's assessment.

NHS Continuing Healthcare

When someone's main need is a health need, the NHS pays for all of their care through NHS Continuing Healthcare, and it is not means-tested. For Warwick it is arranged by NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (Continuing Healthcare information). See our NHS Continuing Healthcare guide.

Hospitals near Warwick

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

Warwick Hospital: Full 24-hour Emergency Department and a Frailty Assessment Area, Lakin Road CV34 5BW (leaving hospital information)
Leamington Spa Hospital: Rehabilitation hospital at Heathcote Lane, Heathcote (Campion Ward, Feldon stroke rehabilitation ward); not an A&E; reception 01926 317700
Minor Injuries Unit, Stratford Hospital: Building 2, Arden Street, Stratford-upon-Avon: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9am to 4pm only; non-serious injuries; not an A&E; hours reviewed regularly
Warwick Myton Hospice: Myton Lane CV34 6PX: inpatient unit, hospice at home and wellbeing service; 01926 492518

Local support and charities

Caring Together Warwickshire: Carers' support (0800 197 5544)
Dementia Connect in Warwickshire (Alzheimer's Society): Dementia support (0333 150 3456)
The Memory Café Plus, All Saints Church, Emscote: Dementia support
Forget-Me-Not Dementia Drop In, Chase Meadow Community Centre: Dementia support
Age UK Dementia Day Opportunities, St James Court: Day opportunities (02476 231999)
Age UK Coventry and Warwickshire: Age UK (02476 231999)
VASA community transport (volunteer drivers): Community transport (01789 262889)
Warwickshire Vision Support (Warwick group): Community support (01926 411331)

Council tax

Council tax in Warwick, including discounts for people with a severe mental impairment, for disabled people and for some carers, is handled by Warwick District Council. See council tax discounts for care.

Villages around Warwick

Chase Meadow
Hampton Magna
Budbrooke
Hatton
Barford
Sherbourne
Norton Lindsey
Shrewley
Lapworth
Kingswood

Your questions

Questions about live-in care in Warwick

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

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 the person has no support from adult social care yet. The county council arranges adult social care; Warwick District Council deals with council tax. Out of hours, call the emergency duty social worker on 01926 886922. A family carer can ask for their own assessment through Caring Together Warwickshire on 0800 197 5544.

What happens when someone is discharged from Warwick Hospital?

Planning starts early on the ward: each ward at Warwick Hospital has a nominated discharge co-ordinator, so ask who it is and share what home is like. Adults living in Warwickshire with new or increased needs may be offered NHS-funded Discharge to Assess, usually free care at home from the Community Recovery Service for up to six weeks, with a Care Act assessment about four weeks after discharge. The trust's going-home checklist covers transport, medicines and equipment, and asks whether the heating is on and there is food in the fridge.

Is there a hospice in Warwick?

Yes. Warwick Myton Hospice on Myton Lane cares for adults with life-limiting conditions. It has an inpatient unit for specialist palliative care, a hospice at home service for end-of-life care, and a wellbeing service with counselling, peer support and small groups such as art and gardening. The Care Quality Commission rated it Good in a report published in May 2025. Call 01926 492518. A live-in carer can work alongside the hospice team at home.

Are there dementia cafés in Warwick?

Yes. The Memory Café Plus meets at All Saints Church, Emscote, on the first and third Monday of the month, 2pm to 4pm. Forget-Me-Not, a free drop-in with afternoon tea, meets at Chase Meadow Community Centre on the first and third Tuesday, 1.15pm to 3.15pm. Warwick Memory Singers meets on Wednesdays, 1pm to 2.30pm, at All Saints Church; it costs £5 a week, carers go free, and each singer comes with a carer. Contact details are in the county council's Living Well with Dementia directory.

How much does live-in care cost in Warwick?

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

Can the council help pay for live-in care in Warwick?

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 Warwick 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.

Can live-in care start when someone leaves Warwick Hospital?

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.

Sources and further information

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Local information checked 31 October 2026. Links go to the official council, NHS and charity pages.

Live-in care in Warwick