Home care · Hertfordshire
Overnight care in Redbourn
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 125 CQC-registered agencies covering Redbourn and ask which of them provide it.
Agencies from the CQC register, updated 27 October 2026. Prices: Prices typically seen across England in 2026
The short version
- 125 home care agencies registered with CQC have an office within 7 miles of Redbourn, and 50 of them hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
- Ask Hertfordshire council for a care needs assessment, which is free.
- 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.
Reference this page as: The Care Panel, "Overnight care in Redbourn", Oct 2026, based on the CQC register.
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.
Most agencies charge a flat rate for a sleeping night and price a waking night closer to their hourly rate, so a waking night costs noticeably more. Ask for both prices in writing, including weekend and bank holiday rates.
Funding overnight care
- Council: Hertfordshire 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.
Asking Hertfordshire 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.
Redbourn's agencies in figures
Kings Langley has the highest share of listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding nearby (49%); Redbourn, at 40%, is 5th of the 7 towns compared. Hertfordshire has 11 Outstanding agencies in total; covering Redbourn the figure is 3. Two-year-old ratings or newer: 6% covering Redbourn, 8% across Hertfordshire. 68% of rated agencies covering Redbourn are Good or Outstanding, compared with 87% of those rated among the 981 we list across Hertfordshire. By specialism, 106 of 125 list physical disabilities, 60 of 125 list learning disabilities and 72 of 125 list mental health conditions. CQC registered Caremark Dacorum in July 2026, the newest on this list. One rating goes back to September 2017: Sahara Community Care Services - Luton. Ask what has changed since. In Redbourn, 77% of agencies support people with dementia (96 of 125); the Hertfordshire figure is 78%.
How much overnight care costs in Redbourn
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
What Hertfordshire County Council pays providers: £31.82 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £905.57 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,036.29 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).
The gap between agencies is bigger than the gap between regions. Ask for prices in writing, and check what weekends and bank holidays cost. 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. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?
Home care agencies that cover Redbourn
Ranked on CQC rating, its date and then distance. Ask each one about overnight care.
Abbots Care Limited (Hertfordshire)
Est. £32–£39/hr
LJ Sure Mercies
Est. £30–£37/hr
Iris Care Services Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
APT Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Compassionate Herts Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Doves Care Agency Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Vow Care Services Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Above and Beyond Home Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
The Marlowes
Est. £30–£37/hr
Realm Staffing Solutions
Est. £30–£37/hr
Silas Care Services Luton
Est. £30–£37/hr
Devoted To Care LTD
Est. £30–£37/hr
Invictus Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Resource Gate Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Mansgrove Farm House
Est. £30–£37/hr
Gatekeepers Care Solutions
Est. £30–£37/hr
Colwell Court (Domicillary Care)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Abigail Court (Domicillary Care)
Est. £30–£37/hr
SureCare Hertfordshire
Est. £30–£37/hr
Firstpoint Homecare - Harpenden
Est. £30–£37/hr
What families ask about overnight care in Redbourn
Which agencies provide overnight care in Redbourn?
125 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Redbourn, and 50 hold a Good or Outstanding rating. Which of them provide overnight care is not recorded by CQC: ask them.
What is the difference between a sleeping night and a waking night?
A sleeping-night carer goes to bed in a spare room and may be woken once or twice; a waking-night carer is up all night, which costs more.
What do agencies in Redbourn charge for a night?
Agencies usually charge a flat rate for a sleeping night and an hourly-based rate for a waking night. Ask for both in writing.
What CQC ratings do agencies covering Redbourn have?
CQC rates 50 of 73 as Good or Outstanding, or 68%. Recent evidence: 7 rated or inspected in two years. Dementia specialists: 96.
Need overnight care in Redbourn?
One short form: a maximum of three agencies working with us will contact you directly by email.
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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.