Home care · Kent
Overnight care in Deal
An overnight carer stays until morning, either sleeping and ready to be woken or awake all night. Either way the person is safe and the usual carer can rest. 19 agencies registered with CQC cover Deal. Check with each one that it provides this kind of care.
Agencies from the CQC register, updated 27 October 2026. Prices: Usual 2026 prices across England
Quick summary
- 19 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Deal; 10 are rated Good or Outstanding.
- The CQC register does not say who provides overnight care: ask the agencies directly.
- A sleeping night is usually a flat rate and a waking night is priced nearer the hourly rate. Get both prices in writing.
- Kent council has to offer a care needs assessment free of charge.
Citation: "Overnight care in Deal", The Care Panel analysis of CQC register data, Oct 2026.
Which kind of night care?
The question is how often help is needed after dark. No more than a couple of times? A sleeping night, with the carer in bed in a spare room, ready to be woken, is usually enough. Wandering, turning, toileting, night-time medication or a high falls risk point to a waking night, where the carer stays awake until morning.
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.
Who pays for overnight care?
Attendance Allowance at the higher rate (£114.60 a week) is not affected by savings and goes to people over State Pension age who need help both during the day and at night. The council can also include night care in a care plan when its assessment shows night-time needs; ask Kent council, which must assess for free. Asking Kent council for an assessment.
Why families book night care
Families often turn to night care after a hospital stay, when falls at night start to happen, when dementia breaks up sleep, at the end of life, or so that a partner who cares all day can sleep through a few nights a week. Some book a night or two each week; others book every night.
What the register shows for Deal
Of Deal and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Deal ranks 7th for the share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (53%); Dover is highest at 59%. 1 is rated Outstanding here, out of 11 across Kent. Ratings are more recent than average here: 16% of agencies have one less than two years old, compared with 9% across Kent. At 77% Good or Outstanding, Deal sits below the Kent figure of 80% (from 831 agencies). By specialism, 15 of 19 list physical disabilities, 11 of 19 list learning disabilities and 9 of 19 list mental health conditions. The newest registration is Lauriem Ceaser Court (EC), registered with CQC in March 2026. The oldest current rating dates from September 2018 (Nurse Plus UK - Dover). 13 of the 19 agencies (68%) list dementia as a specialism, against 77% across Kent.
How much overnight care costs in Deal
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
What Kent County Council pays providers: £28.05 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,186.81 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,378 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).
Ask every agency for a full list of charges, with weekend and bank holiday rates: hourly rates vary more between agencies than between regions. According to the Homecare Association, councils across England should pay no less than £34.42 an hour for home care in 2026/27 if it is to be sustainable. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Tools: weekly cost calculator and what would we pay?
Home care agencies that cover Deal
Ranked on CQC rating, its date and then distance. Ask each one about overnight care.
Lauriem Complete Care Limited - Deal
Est. £30–£37/hr
Your Life Your Home
Est. £30–£37/hr
Priory Supported Living Kent
Est. £30–£37/hr
Park View Domiciliary Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Caremark (Dover)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Wave Hill
Est. £30–£37/hr
Aspire Home Carers (Ramsgate) Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Bluebird Care Canterbury, Thanet, Folkestone and Dover
Est. £32–£39/hr
Nurse Plus UK - Dover
Est. £30–£37/hr
Inchwater Home Care
Est. £34–£42/hr
Q Leaf Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Safe Choice Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Livingstone Care Office - Innovation House
Est. £30–£37/hr
WeKare Personal Assistants Ltd
Est. £29–£36/hr
Ever Kind Care Ltd
Est. £29–£36/hr
Lauriem Ceaser Court (EC)
Est. £29–£36/hr
Thrive Together Social Care
Est. £29–£36/hr
Lauriem Beeches (EC)
Est. £29–£36/hr
LDC Care Co Supported Living - Birch Tree
Est. £29–£36/hr
Questions about overnight care in Deal
Which agencies provide overnight care in Deal?
Ask each agency: CQC keeps no record of who provides overnight care. Of the 19 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Deal, 10 are rated Good or Outstanding.
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 Deal charge for a night?
A sleeping night is normally a flat fee; a waking night is priced from the hourly rate. Get both prices in writing.
What CQC ratings do agencies covering Deal have?
CQC rates 10 of 13 as Good or Outstanding, or 77%. Recent evidence: 3 rated or inspected in two years. Dementia specialists: 13.
Need overnight care in Deal?
One short form: featured partners and a maximum of three rated agencies working with us will contact you directly by email.
More about care in Deal
Nearby towns for overnight care
- Overnight care in Sandwich 4.6 mi
- Overnight care in Dover 6.8 mi
- Overnight care in Ramsgate 8.5 mi
- Overnight care in Broadstairs 10.2 mi
- Overnight care in Margate 11.3 mi
- Overnight care in Folkestone 13.4 mi
- Overnight care in Canterbury 14.2 mi
- Overnight care in Herne Bay 15.3 mi
Register information from CQC as at Oct 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0 applies. We do not deliver care ourselves.