Home care · Kent
Overnight care in Faversham
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 23 CQC-registered agencies covering Faversham directly.
Agency data: CQC register · Updated 27 October 2026 · Prices: Typical 2026 prices across England
Quick summary
- 23 home care agencies registered with CQC have an office within 7 miles of Faversham, and 15 of them hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
- Kent council must offer a free care needs assessment.
- CQC does not record which agencies provide overnight care, so ask each agency directly.
- Ask for both prices in writing: sleeping nights are usually a flat fee, waking nights an hourly-based rate.
Cite this: The Care Panel, "Overnight care in Faversham", 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.
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.
Funding overnight care
- Council: Kent 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.
Agencies covering Faversham: the data
On their CQC registrations, 19 of 23 list physical disabilities, 11 of 23 list learning disabilities and 13 of 23 list mental health conditions. CQC registered The Old Fire Station in June 2026, the newest on this list. One rating goes back to June 2018: Kent Enablement at Home. Ask what has changed since. In Faversham, 87% of agencies support people with dementia (20 of 23); the Kent figure is 77%. Faversham leads the 6 closest towns on our site on the share of every listed agency rated Good or Outstanding, at 65%, ahead of Whitstable (53%). Kent has 11 Outstanding agencies in total; covering Faversham the figure is 1. 4% of agencies covering Faversham have a CQC rating from the last two years, against 9% across Kent. Compare Faversham's 88% Good or Outstanding with 80% for the rated agencies among the 831 we list in Kent.
Paying for overnight care in Faversham: typical prices
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
Council rates in Kent County Council: £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).
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 Faversham
Not confirmed for overnight care, so ask. Listed by CQC rating and rating date, then distance.
PCAS Kent Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Home Instead Canterbury
Est. £33–£40/hr
Superior Healthcare
Est. £30–£37/hr
Expertise Homecare Ashford and Canterbury
Est. £30–£37/hr
Welcome Home
Est. £30–£37/hr
Beeches Homecare Services (Kent)
Est. £30–£37/hr
The Old Fire Station
Est. £30–£37/hr
Avante Home Care and Support Service
Est. £30–£37/hr
Cera- Kent
Est. £30–£37/hr
No Place Like Home
Est. £32–£39/hr
Blossoms Care Services Ltd DCA
Est. £30–£37/hr
Ellens Court Care Home
Est. £30–£37/hr
Cartref Homes Supported Living Scheme
Est. £30–£37/hr
Norwyn Community Services
Est. £30–£37/hr
Kent Enablement at Home
Est. £30–£37/hr
Boldglen Limited Medway Swale
Est. £30–£37/hr
Vibrant Home Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Dominion Logic Services
Est. £29–£36/hr
Hallmark Care & Support Limited
Est. £29–£36/hr
H&R Domiciliary Care Limited
Est. £29–£36/hr
Overnight care in Faversham: common questions
Which home care agencies offer overnight care in Faversham?
23 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Faversham, and 15 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 Faversham?
Most agencies use a flat fee for sleeping nights and hourly-based pricing for waking nights; request both in writing.
How are agencies covering Faversham rated?
Of 17 agencies with a CQC rating, 15 (88%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 20, and 1 has a rating or inspection from the past two years.
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Source for provider details: CQC, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). The Care Panel is a comparison site, not a care company.