Overnight Care in Folkestone: Costs, Funding and 22 Local Agencies (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.

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.

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.

Asking Kent council for an assessment.

What the register shows for Folkestone

15 of the 22 agencies (68%) list dementia as a specialism, against 77% across Kent. The oldest current rating dates from February 2018 (Camelot Lodge). The newest registration is Private Homecare Kent Ltd, registered with CQC in March 2025. Registered specialisms here: 15 of 22 list physical disabilities, 11 of 22 list learning disabilities and 15 of 22 list mental health conditions. Compare Folkestone's 81% Good or Outstanding with 80% for the rated agencies among the 831 we list in Kent. 14% of agencies covering Folkestone have a CQC rating from the last two years, against 9% across Kent. 2 are rated Outstanding here, out of 11 across Kent. No nearby town we list has a higher share of its listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding than Folkestone (59%); Dover follows at 59%.

How much overnight care costs in Folkestone

Prices typically seen across England in 2026
Visiting care	around £32–£34 an hour
Live-in care	around £1,540–£1,610 a week

Kent County Council's own rates: £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).

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. Tools: weekly cost calculator and what would we pay?

Questions about overnight care in Folkestone

Which agencies provide overnight care in Folkestone?

22 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Folkestone, and 13 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 Folkestone charge for a night?

Ask for written prices for both: waking nights are usually based on hourly rates, sleeping nights on a flat fee.

What CQC ratings do agencies covering Folkestone have?

CQC rates 13 of 16 as Good or Outstanding, or 81%. Recent evidence: 4 rated or inspected in two years. Dementia specialists: 15.

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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.

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