Home care · County Durham
Overnight care in Easington
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. Compare the 24 CQC-registered agencies covering Easington and ask which of them provide it.
Agency data: CQC register · Updated 27 October 2026 · Prices: Typical 2026 prices across England
Key points
- 24 home care agencies registered with CQC have an office within 7 miles of Easington, and 16 of them hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
- County Durham council must offer a free care needs assessment.
- Ask each agency about overnight care; the CQC register has no record of who provides it.
- Agencies usually charge a flat rate for a sleeping night and an hourly-based rate for a waking night: ask for both in writing.
Cite this: The Care Panel, "Overnight care in Easington", analysis of the CQC register, Oct 2026.
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: County Durham 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.
Easington's agencies in figures
Dementia appears on 22 of 24 registrations here (92%), compared with 72% in County Durham as a whole. Housing 21 - Bramble Hollow has the oldest rating still in force, from October 2018. Vestra Homecare Durham is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in August 2026. Looking at specialisms, 21 of 24 list physical disabilities, 9 of 24 list learning disabilities and 19 of 24 list mental health conditions. At 100% Good or Outstanding, Easington sits above the County Durham figure of 97% (from 189 agencies). Ratings are about as recent as the council average here: 17% of agencies have one less than two years old, compared with 15% across County Durham. County Durham has 3 Outstanding agencies, none of them covering Easington. Of Easington and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Easington ranks 6th for the share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (67%); Houghton-le-Spring is highest at 81%.
Paying for overnight care in Easington: typical prices
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
What Durham County Council pays providers: £22.83 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £857 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £890 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).
Hourly rates vary between agencies more than between regions; ask each agency for its full price list, including weekend and bank holiday rates. 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 Easington
Not confirmed for overnight care, so ask. Listed by CQC rating and rating date, then distance.
Quality + Care Solutions Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Brisca Healthcare
Est. £30–£37/hr
Cergus Prime Care Durham and Sunderland
Est. £30–£37/hr
Vanguards Healthcare Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Elite Home Care Service Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Langley House Care Centre
Est. £30–£37/hr
Essential Care and Support Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Comfort Call Durham
Est. £30–£37/hr
Elegance Care and Support
Est. £30–£37/hr
Lifeways Community Care (Sunderland)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Housing 21 - Bramble Hollow
Est. £30–£37/hr
Cherry Tree Gardens
Est. £30–£37/hr
Haddington Vale Extra Care Scheme
Est. £30–£37/hr
Housing 21 - Beckwith Mews
Est. £30–£37/hr
Sunderland Community Support Service
Est. £30–£37/hr
Routes Healthcare Sunderland
Est. £30–£37/hr
Vestra Homecare Durham
Est. £29–£36/hr
Care and Reablement Solutions LTD
Est. £29–£36/hr
COMFYCARE VILLAS LTD
Est. £29–£36/hr
Tender Glove Healthcare
Est. £29–£36/hr
What families ask about overnight care in Easington
Which home care agencies offer overnight care in Easington?
24 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Easington, and 16 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 Easington?
Agencies usually charge a flat rate for a sleeping night and an hourly-based rate for a waking night. Ask for both in writing.
How are agencies covering Easington rated?
Of 16 agencies with a CQC rating, 16 (100%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 22, and 4 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.
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Data: CQC register, Oct 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We are an independent directory and do not provide care.