Overnight Care in Chudleigh: Costs, Funding and 25 Local Agencies (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.

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.

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 Devon 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. Asking Devon council for an assessment.

Agencies covering Chudleigh: the data

CareRight is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in August 2024. Registered specialisms here: 20 of 25 list physical disabilities, 11 of 25 list learning disabilities and 15 of 25 list mental health conditions. Dementia appears on 15 of 25 registrations here (60%), compared with 73% in Devon as a whole. Mallands Residential Care Home has the oldest rating still in force, from May 2018. 2 Outstanding agencies are covering Chudleigh, against 14 across Devon. Counting all listed agencies, not only rated ones, Chudleigh (80% Good or Outstanding) is 2nd out of 7 local towns, led by Bovey Tracey (83%). Across Devon we list 183 agencies, and 92% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Chudleigh the figure is 91%. Across Devon, 15% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Chudleigh it is 4%.

Paying for overnight care in Chudleigh: typical prices

Usual 2026 prices across England
Visiting care	around £32–£34 an hour
Live-in care	around £1,540–£1,610 a week

What Devon County Council pays providers: £28.08 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,110.34 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,363 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. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay

Overnight care in Chudleigh: common questions

Which agencies provide overnight care in Chudleigh?

The CQC register does not show who offers overnight care. There are 25 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Chudleigh, 20 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.

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 Chudleigh?

Ask for written prices for both: waking nights are usually based on hourly rates, sleeping nights on a flat fee.

What CQC ratings do agencies covering Chudleigh have?

CQC rates 20 of 22 as Good or Outstanding, or 91%. Recent evidence: 1 rated or inspected in two years. Dementia specialists: 15.

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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.

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