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Overnight care in Wimborne Minster

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. None has confirmed it to us yet, so ask the 101 CQC-registered agencies covering Wimborne Minster directly.

Updated 26 October 2026 (CQC register) · Prices: Typical prices across England in 2026

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In short

  • 101 home care agencies registered with CQC have an office within 7 miles of Wimborne Minster, and 80 of them hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
  • A care needs assessment from Dorset council costs nothing.
  • A sleeping night is usually a flat rate and a waking night is priced nearer the hourly rate. Get both prices in writing.
  • CQC does not record which agencies provide overnight care, so ask each agency directly.

To cite: "Overnight care in Wimborne Minster", The Care Panel, Oct 2026, from CQC register analysis.

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.

Expect to pay noticeably more for a waking night, which agencies price close to their hourly rate, than for a sleeping night, which is usually a flat fee. Request written prices for both, covering weekends and bank holidays.

Funding overnight care

  • Council: Dorset 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.

How to ask Dorset council for an assessment.

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.

Agencies covering Wimborne Minster: the data

On their CQC registrations, 89 of 101 list physical disabilities, 55 of 101 list learning disabilities and 49 of 101 list mental health conditions. Dementia appears on 86 of 101 registrations here (85%), compared with 81% in Dorset as a whole. Counting all listed agencies, not only rated ones, Wimborne Minster (79% Good or Outstanding) is 2nd out of 7 local towns, led by Corfe Mullen (83%). Advance Dorset has the oldest rating still in force, from February 2019. Home Instead Bournemouth and Christchurch is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in September 2026. At 98% Good or Outstanding, Wimborne Minster sits in line with the Dorset figure of 98% (from 225 agencies).

What overnight care costs in Wimborne Minster

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

What the council pays (Dorset Council): £27.67 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,156.40 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,183.10 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).

Agencies differ more than regions do on hourly rates, so request a complete tariff from each one, covering weekends and bank holidays too. 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. Check what you would pay · Weekly cost calculator

Home care agencies serving Wimborne Minster

Check with each agency that it offers overnight care. Order: CQC rating, then how recent, then distance.

  1. Lewis-Manning Hospice Care

    5.5 miles · Older people, Physical disabilities, Adults under 65

    Est. £32–£39/hr

    OutstandingRated Aug 2026Inspected recently
    See details (Lewis-Manning Hospice Care)

  2. Yourlife (Wimborne)

    under 0.5 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Oct 2026Inspected recently
    See details (Yourlife (Wimborne))

  3. Abbots Care Limited (East Dorset branch)

    2.3 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated May 2026Inspected recently
    See details (Abbots Care Limited (East Dorset branch))

  4. Priority Home Care

    2.3 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Aug 2025Inspected recently
    See details (Priority Home Care)

  5. South West Care Group LTD T/A Goodoaks Homecare East Dorset

    2.3 miles · Dementia, Older people, Adults under 65

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Mar 2026Inspected recently
    See details (South West Care Group LTD T/A Goodoaks Homecare East Dorset)

  6. Newgencaregroup (Dorset)

    2.5 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated May 2026Inspected recently
    See details (Newgencaregroup (Dorset))

  7. Dorset office

    2.5 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Jun 2026Inspected recently
    See details (Dorset office)

  8. Home Instead East Dorset & Blandford

    2.7 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £33–£40/hr

    GoodRated Jun 2025Inspected recently
    See details (Home Instead East Dorset & Blandford)

  9. Bridgewater Care

    3.3 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Aug 2026Inspected recently
    See details (Bridgewater Care)

  10. Green Lanes Projects Limited

    3.6 miles · Learning disabilities, Adults under 65

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Jul 2025Inspected recently
    See details (Green Lanes Projects Limited)

  11. Helping Hands Ferndown

    3.7 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £29–£35/hr

    GoodRated Apr 2026Inspected recently
    See details (Helping Hands Ferndown)

  12. Your Life (Ferndown)

    3.8 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Oct 2026Inspected recently
    See details (Your Life (Ferndown))

  13. Caremark Poole & East Dorset

    3.9 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Jan 2025Inspected recently
    See details (Caremark Poole & East Dorset)

  14. Diverse Abilities Plus - Supported Living

    4.1 miles · Older people, Physical disabilities, Learning disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated May 2025Inspected recently
    See details (Diverse Abilities Plus - Supported Living)

  15. Altogether Care - Care At Home Limited Poole

    4.2 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Jan 2025Inspected recently
    See details (Altogether Care - Care At Home Limited Poole)

  16. Faye Hammond Consultancy Ltd

    4.3 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Oct 2026Inspected recently
    See details (Faye Hammond Consultancy Ltd)

  17. Dorset Supported Living

    4.3 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Sep 2026Inspected recently
    See details (Dorset Supported Living)

  18. Sugarman Health and Wellbeing - Dorset

    4.3 miles · Dementia, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairments

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Jun 2026Inspected recently
    See details (Sugarman Health and Wellbeing - Dorset)

  19. Blossom Home Care Poole

    4.8 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Jul 2026Inspected recently
    See details (Blossom Home Care Poole)

  20. Avo Care Limited

    4.9 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Jun 2026Inspected recently
    See details (Avo Care Limited)

The full list: 101 agencies covering Wimborne Minster →

Overnight care in Wimborne Minster: common questions

Which home care agencies offer overnight care in Wimborne Minster?

101 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Wimborne Minster, and 80 hold a Good or Outstanding rating. Which of them provide overnight care is not recorded by CQC: ask them.

How does a waking night differ from a sleeping night?

Awake all night (waking) or asleep in a spare room and available once or twice (sleeping). The waking option is dearer.

How much does overnight care cost in Wimborne Minster?

Most agencies use a flat fee for sleeping nights and hourly-based pricing for waking nights; request both in writing.

How are agencies covering Wimborne Minster rated?

Of 82 agencies with a CQC rating, 80 (98%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 86, and 38 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.

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