Home care · Devon
Overnight care in Totnes
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. 24 agencies registered with CQC cover Totnes. Check with each one that it provides this kind of care.
Agency data: CQC register · Updated 27 October 2026 · Prices: Typical 2026 prices across England
Key points
- Of the 24 CQC-registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Totnes, 17 have a Good or Outstanding rating.
- Sleeping nights tend to be a flat fee; waking nights are charged closer to hourly rates. Ask for both, in writing.
- CQC does not record which agencies provide overnight care, so ask each agency directly.
- Devon council must offer a free care needs assessment.
Cite this: The Care Panel, "Overnight care in Totnes", analysis of the CQC register, 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. Getting assessed by Devon council.
What the register shows for Totnes
Ratings are older than average here: 8% of agencies have one less than two years old, compared with 15% across Devon. At 89% Good or Outstanding, Totnes sits below the Devon figure of 92% (from 183 agencies). Of Totnes and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Totnes ranks 7th for the share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (71%); Ivybridge is highest at 93%. 3 Outstanding agencies are covering Totnes, against 14 across Devon. Mallands Residential Care Home has the oldest rating still in force, from May 2018. Dementia appears on 17 of 24 registrations here (71%), compared with 73% in Devon as a whole. Looking at specialisms, 19 of 24 list physical disabilities, 12 of 24 list learning disabilities and 14 of 24 list mental health conditions. Yourlife (Dartmouth) is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in February 2026.
Paying for overnight care in Totnes: typical prices
| 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).
Hourly rates vary between agencies more than between regions; ask each agency for its full price list, including weekend and bank holiday rates. 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 covering Totnes
Not confirmed for overnight care, so ask. Listed by CQC rating and rating date, then distance.
New Key
Est. £32–£39/hr
Love To Care
Est. £32–£39/hr
VanBeekDodge Complex Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
CAP Caring HQ
Est. £30–£37/hr
Caretakers SW Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Bay Care Domiciliary Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
The Rock Care Home
Est. £30–£37/hr
Palm Tree Home Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Devon C Air Limited Homecare Agency
Est. £30–£37/hr
Simply Joy Care Services Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Kensa Health Torbay and South Hams
Est. £30–£37/hr
Social Care Reablement - Follaton House
Est. £30–£37/hr
The Care Bureau Ltd - Domiciliary Care - Torquay.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Sarah's Carers Torbay
Est. £30–£37/hr
Domiciliary Care South Devon
Est. £30–£37/hr
DC Homecare
Est. £30–£37/hr
Mallands Residential Care Home
Est. £32–£39/hr
Hapstead Village
Est. £30–£37/hr
Burrow Down Community Support
Est. £30–£37/hr
Agincare Whitley Court
Est. £29–£36/hr
Questions about overnight care in Totnes
Who provides overnight care in Totnes?
The CQC register does not show who offers overnight care. There are 24 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Totnes, 17 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 Totnes?
Most agencies use a flat fee for sleeping nights and hourly-based pricing for waking nights; request both in writing.
How good are home care agencies around Totnes?
89% Good or Outstanding (17 of 19 rated). 2 were inspected or rated within two years, and 17 are registered for dementia.
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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.