Home care · Essex
Overnight care in Saffron Walden
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. None has confirmed it to us yet, so ask the 16 CQC-registered agencies covering Saffron Walden directly.
Updated 27 October 2026 (CQC register) · Prices: Typical prices across England in 2026
Quick summary
- Of the 16 CQC-registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Saffron Walden, 11 have a Good or Outstanding rating.
- A care needs assessment from Essex council costs nothing.
- Ask for both prices in writing: sleeping nights are usually a flat fee, waking nights an hourly-based rate.
- Ask each agency about overnight care; the CQC register has no record of who provides it.
To cite: "Overnight care in Saffron Walden", The Care Panel, Oct 2026, from CQC register analysis.
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.
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.
Paying for night care
If the care needs assessment identifies needs at night, night care can go into the council care plan, and Essex 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. Requesting an assessment from Essex council.
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.
Agencies covering Saffron Walden: the data
Essex has 12 Outstanding agencies, none of them covering Saffron Walden. Of Saffron Walden and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Saffron Walden has the highest share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (69%); next is Great Dunmow at 69%. 85% of rated agencies covering Saffron Walden are Good or Outstanding, compared with 90% of those rated among the 1,315 we list across Essex. Two-year-old ratings or newer: 6% covering Saffron Walden, 12% across Essex. Most recent to register: Nichols Court (November 2025). Looking at specialisms, 13 of 16 list physical disabilities, 5 of 16 list learning disabilities and 7 of 16 list mental health conditions. The share registered for dementia is 75% in Saffron Walden (12 of 16) and 80% across Essex. Oldest rating on the list: Herts & Essex Independence at Home Ltd Office, June 2018.
What overnight care costs in Saffron Walden
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
Council rates in Essex County Council: £28.04 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £849.45 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,102.68 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. 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. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?
Home care agencies serving Saffron Walden
Check with each agency that it offers overnight care. Order: CQC rating, then how recent, then distance.
Coghlan Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
CA Case Management Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Your Quality Care Services Ltd (Debden)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Care Plus Essex Limited part of Manorcourt Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Here to Care - Saffron Walden
Est. £30–£37/hr
Saffron Support
Est. £30–£37/hr
Hales Group Limited – Hertfordshire
Est. £30–£37/hr
Herts & Essex Independence at Home Ltd Office
Est. £30–£37/hr
Ross Nursing Services Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Trinity Carestaff Solutions Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Nichols Court
Est. £30–£37/hr
Mandalay
Est. £30–£37/hr
WeCare Angels II
Est. £30–£37/hr
Phoenix Premium Care
Est. £29–£36/hr
Your Care Your Home Ltd
Est. £29–£36/hr
Yourlife (Saffron Walden)
Est. £29–£36/hr
Overnight care in Saffron Walden: common questions
Where can I find overnight care in Saffron Walden?
The CQC register does not show who offers overnight care. There are 16 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Saffron Walden, 11 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.
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 Saffron Walden?
Agencies usually charge a flat rate for a sleeping night and an hourly-based rate for a waking night. Ask for both in writing.
Are home care agencies in Saffron Walden well rated?
11 of the 13 rated agencies (85%) are Good or Outstanding; 12 list dementia as a specialism and 1 was inspected or rated in the last two years.
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Built from the Care Quality Commission's register (Oct 2026) under Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel lists and compares services but runs none.