Home care · County Durham
Overnight care in Ferryhill
With overnight care a carer spends the night in the home, asleep but on call or awake the whole time, keeping the person safe and letting the family carer rest. Below are the 32 CQC-registered agencies that cover Ferryhill; ask each whether it offers this.
CQC register data as of 27 October 2026 · Prices: Usual 2026 prices across England
In short
- Of the 32 CQC-registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Ferryhill, 20 have a Good or Outstanding rating.
- Ask each agency about overnight care; the CQC register has no record of who provides it.
- Sleeping nights tend to be a flat fee; waking nights are charged closer to hourly rates. Ask for both, in writing.
- County Durham council has to offer a care needs assessment free of charge.
Citation: "Overnight care in Ferryhill", The Care Panel analysis of CQC register data, Oct 2026.
Two kinds of overnight care
A sleeping night means the carer sleeps in the spare room and is woken only when needed, typically once or twice at most. A waking night means they stay up all night, the right choice for someone who wanders, needs turning, help to the toilet or medicines in the night, or has a high risk of falling.
Ask each agency for two written prices, sleeping and waking, and what it charges on weekends and bank holidays. Sleeping nights are usually charged at a flat rate; waking nights cost noticeably more because they are based on the hourly rate.
Who uses overnight care
Some need it every night; others book one or two nights a week. The usual triggers are a discharge from hospital, falls at night, dementia that unsettles sleep, end-of-life care, and a husband, wife or partner who provides care by day and needs a few full nights' rest.
Paying for night care
If the care needs assessment identifies needs at night, night care can go into the council care plan, and County Durham council must carry out that assessment for free. Separately, Attendance Allowance pays its higher rate, £114.60 a week, to people over State Pension age needing help by day and by night, regardless of savings. How to ask County Durham council for an assessment.
Home care in Ferryhill by the numbers
Across County Durham we list 189 agencies, and 97% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Ferryhill the figure is 91%. Across County Durham, 15% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Ferryhill it is 9%. 1 Outstanding agencies is covering Ferryhill, against 3 across County Durham. Durham has the highest share of listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding nearby (82%); Ferryhill, at 63%, is 6th of the 7 towns compared. Dementia appears on 15 of 32 registrations here (47%), compared with 72% in County Durham as a whole. Human Support Group Limited - Appleton Lodge has the oldest rating still in force, from July 2019. County Durham Office is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in October 2026. Registered specialisms here: 21 of 32 list physical disabilities, 18 of 32 list learning disabilities and 17 of 32 list mental health conditions.
Overnight care prices in Ferryhill
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
Durham County Council's own rates: £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).
Ask every agency for a full list of charges, with weekend and bank holiday rates: hourly rates vary more between agencies than between regions. The Homecare Association puts the minimum sustainable price for council-funded home care in England at £34.42 an hour for 2026/27. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Tools: weekly cost calculator and what would we pay?
Home care agencies in and around Ferryhill
Ask each agency whether it provides overnight care. Ranked by CQC rating and how recent it is, then distance.
ROC Support Network
Est. £32–£39/hr
MMAB Healthcare- MMAB Consulting Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
RCS Domiciliary Agency Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Social Return Case Management Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Extra Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Dale Care Durham
Est. £30–£37/hr
St Anne's Community Services - Durham DCA
Est. £30–£37/hr
Beechfield Care & Support Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Excellence Home Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Premier Community Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Potens Dipton Supported Living and Outreach
Est. £30–£37/hr
Positive Care and Support Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Deaconstar Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Blossom Home Care Durham
Est. £30–£37/hr
Helping Hands Durham
Est. £29–£35/hr
Supportive SRC Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Human Support Group Limited - Appleton Lodge
Est. £30–£37/hr
Perfect Care - Durham Home Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
The Integration Trust Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Blue Mile Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Your questions on overnight care in Ferryhill
Which home care agencies offer overnight care in Ferryhill?
The CQC register does not show who offers overnight care. There are 32 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Ferryhill, 20 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.
What do sleeping and waking nights mean?
Waking nights cost more because the carer stays awake throughout. On a sleeping night they rest in a spare room and may be woken a time or two.
What does overnight care cost in Ferryhill?
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 Ferryhill rated?
Of 22 agencies with a CQC rating, 20 (91%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 15, and 4 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.
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CQC register data (Oct 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is independent of every provider listed.