Home care · Cambridgeshire
Overnight care in Sawston
Someone safe at night and a family carer who gets to sleep: overnight care puts a carer in the home until morning, either resting and ready to help or staying awake throughout. 24 agencies registered with CQC cover Sawston. Check with each one that it provides this kind of care.
Agency data: CQC register · Updated 27 October 2026 · Prices: Prices typically seen across England in 2026
Key points
- 24 home care agencies registered with CQC have an office within 7 miles of Sawston, and 14 of them hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
- Ask Cambridgeshire council for a care needs assessment, which is free.
- The CQC register does not say who provides overnight care: ask the agencies directly.
- Sleeping nights tend to be a flat fee; waking nights are charged closer to hourly rates. Ask for both, in writing.
Reference this page as: The Care Panel, "Overnight care in Sawston", Oct 2026, based on the CQC register.
Waking nights and sleeping nights
- Sleeping night: the carer sleeps in a spare room and can be woken, normally a time or two at most.
- Waking night: the carer is awake all night, for people who wander, need turning, toileting or medication overnight, or are very likely to fall.
A sleeping night is normally a fixed fee. Waking nights are priced nearer the hourly rate and cost noticeably more. Get both figures in writing, with rates for weekends and bank holidays.
When families use overnight care
Common reasons are coming home from hospital, a run of night-time falls, dementia that disturbs sleep, end-of-life care, or simply giving a partner who cares during the day a few unbroken nights each week. Some families book one or two nights a week; others need every night.
Funding overnight care
- Council: Cambridgeshire council assesses free; night-time needs found in the assessment can be met in the care plan.
- Attendance Allowance: the higher rate of £114.60 a week is for people over State Pension age who need help day and night, and savings do not matter.
What the register shows for Sawston
By specialism, 21 of 24 list physical disabilities, 11 of 24 list learning disabilities and 16 of 24 list mental health conditions. CQC registered Availl (Cambridge) in July 2026, the newest on this list. One rating goes back to October 2017: City Care Services. Ask what has changed since. In Sawston, 88% of agencies support people with dementia (21 of 24); the Cambridgeshire figure is 79%. Saffron Walden has the highest share of listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding nearby (69%); Sawston, at 58%, is 3rd of the 7 towns compared. Cambridgeshire has 3 Outstanding agencies in total; covering Sawston the figure is 1. Ratings are about as recent as the council average here: 4% of agencies have one less than two years old, compared with 4% across Cambridgeshire. At 93% Good or Outstanding, Sawston sits above the Cambridgeshire figure of 91% (from 267 agencies).
Paying for overnight care in Sawston: typical prices
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
What the council pays (Cambridgeshire County Council): £24.32 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £918 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,131 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).
The gap between agencies is bigger than the gap between regions. Ask for prices in writing, and check what weekends and bank holidays cost. Homecare Association figure for 2026/27: a sustainable council rate for home care in England starts at £34.42 an hour. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay
Home care agencies covering Sawston
Not confirmed for overnight care, so ask. Listed by CQC rating and rating date, then distance.
Helping Hands Cambridge
Est. £29–£35/hr
Bircham House
Est. £30–£37/hr
Lead Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
City Care Services
Est. £30–£37/hr
A Quality Care Service Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Future Care Solutions
Est. £32–£39/hr
Trinity Carestaff Solutions Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Nichols Court
Est. £30–£37/hr
Home Instead Cambridge
Est. £33–£40/hr
Compassionate Heart
Est. £30–£37/hr
Availl (Cambridge)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Reliance Care Services Cambridge
Est. £30–£37/hr
CHS Homecare (Domiciliary Care Agency)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Mercylink Care Cambridgeshire
Est. £30–£37/hr
Cambridge Care Services
Est. £29–£36/hr
Strawberry Fields
Est. £29–£36/hr
Cambridge Care Solutions Ltd
Est. £29–£36/hr
Phoenix Healthcare SL
Est. £29–£36/hr
Join Homecare LTD
Est. £29–£36/hr
Questions about overnight care in Sawston
Who provides overnight care in Sawston?
24 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Sawston, and 14 hold a Good or Outstanding rating. Which of them provide overnight care is not recorded by CQC: ask them.
Sleeping night or waking night: what is the difference?
On a sleeping night the carer sleeps in a spare room and can be woken once or twice. On a waking night the carer stays awake all night. Waking nights cost more.
How much is a night carer in Sawston?
A sleeping night is normally a flat fee; a waking night is priced from the hourly rate. Get both prices in writing.
How good are home care agencies around Sawston?
93% Good or Outstanding (14 of 15 rated). 1 was inspected or rated within two years, and 21 are registered for dementia.
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Built from the Care Quality Commission's register (Oct 2026) under Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel lists and compares services but runs none.