Home care · Gloucestershire
Overnight care in Chalford
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. Compare the 18 CQC-registered agencies covering Chalford and ask which of them provide it.
Agency data: CQC register · Updated 27 October 2026 · Prices: Typical 2026 prices across England
In short
- 18 home care agencies registered with CQC have an office within 7 miles of Chalford, and 16 of them hold 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.
- Which agencies provide overnight care is not on the CQC register, so ask each one.
- Gloucestershire council must offer a free care needs assessment.
Cite this: The Care Panel, "Overnight care in Chalford", analysis of the CQC register, Oct 2026.
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.
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.
Funding overnight care
- Council: Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire 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.
Chalford's agencies in figures
At 100% Good or Outstanding, Chalford sits above the Gloucestershire figure of 87% (from 175 agencies). Ratings are about as recent as the council average here: 17% of agencies have one less than two years old, compared with 18% across Gloucestershire. 2 Outstanding agencies are covering Chalford, against 9 across Gloucestershire. No nearby town we list has a higher share of its listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding than Chalford (89%); Nailsworth follows at 77%. Dementia appears on 11 of 18 registrations here (61%), compared with 71% in Gloucestershire as a whole. Community Outreach Consultancy Ltd has the oldest rating still in force, from November 2016. Prestige Nursing & Care South Cotswolds is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in December 2025. Looking at specialisms, 13 of 18 list physical disabilities, 7 of 18 list learning disabilities and 2 of 18 list mental health conditions.
Paying for overnight care in Chalford: typical prices
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
Gloucestershire County Council's own rates: £28.64 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £922.89 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £873.66 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. 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 covering Chalford
Not confirmed for overnight care, so ask. Listed by CQC rating and rating date, then distance.
Bluebird Care (Stroud and Cirencester)
Est. £33–£41/hr
Flexy Care - Main Office
Est. £30–£37/hr
Highborder Lodge
Est. £30–£37/hr
Helping Hands Stroud
Est. £29–£35/hr
Community Outreach Consultancy Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Care Quality Services Gloucestershire
Est. £30–£37/hr
Horsfall House Homecare
Est. £30–£37/hr
Penna Homecare Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Gannicox CIC Domiciliary Care Agency
Est. £30–£37/hr
A+bility
Est. £30–£37/hr
Richmond Village Painswick DCA
Est. £30–£37/hr
HF Trust - Stroud
Est. £32–£39/hr
Fieldview
Est. £30–£37/hr
Carich Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Learning Together Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Prestige Nursing & Care South Cotswolds
Est. £30–£37/hr
Aspire Care (SW) Tetbury
Est. £29–£36/hr
Vintage Revelations Stroud
Est. £29–£36/hr
What families ask about overnight care in Chalford
Which home care agencies offer overnight care in Chalford?
18 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Chalford, and 16 hold a Good or Outstanding rating. Which of them provide overnight care is not recorded by CQC: ask them.
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 Chalford?
Ask for written prices for both: waking nights are usually based on hourly rates, sleeping nights on a flat fee.
How are agencies covering Chalford rated?
Of 16 agencies with a CQC rating, 16 (100%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 11, and 3 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.
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Overnight care around Chalford
- Overnight care in Stroud 3.2 mi
- Overnight care in Nailsworth 3.6 mi
- Overnight care in Gloucester 9.0 mi
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- Overnight care in Yate 16.9 mi
- Overnight care in Royal Wootton Bassett 17.2 mi
Data: CQC register, Oct 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We are an independent directory and do not provide care.