Home care · Kent
Overnight care in Marden
With overnight care a carer spends the night in the home, asleep but on call or awake the whole time, keeping the person safe and letting the family carer rest. Compare the 28 CQC-registered agencies covering Marden and ask which of them provide it.
Agency data: CQC register · Updated 27 October 2026 · Prices: Typical 2026 prices across England
In short
- Of the 28 CQC-registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Marden, 15 have a Good or Outstanding rating.
- Which agencies provide overnight care is not on the CQC register, so ask each one.
- Agencies usually charge a flat rate for a sleeping night and an hourly-based rate for a waking night: ask for both in writing.
- Kent council must offer a free care needs assessment.
Cite this: The Care Panel, "Overnight care in Marden", analysis of the CQC register, Oct 2026.
Two kinds of overnight care
A sleeping night means the carer sleeps in the spare room and is woken only when needed, typically once or twice at most. A waking night means they stay up all night, the right choice for someone who wanders, needs turning, help to the toilet or medicines in the night, or has a high risk of falling.
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.
Who uses overnight care
Some need it every night; others book one or two nights a week. The usual triggers are a discharge from hospital, falls at night, dementia that unsettles sleep, end-of-life care, and a husband, wife or partner who provides care by day and needs a few full nights' rest.
Paying for night care
If the care needs assessment identifies needs at night, night care can go into the council care plan, and Kent council must carry out that assessment for free. Separately, Attendance Allowance pays its higher rate, £114.60 a week, to people over State Pension age needing help by day and by night, regardless of savings. Getting assessed by Kent council.
Marden's agencies in figures
7% of agencies covering Marden have a CQC rating from the last two years, against 9% across Kent. Compare Marden's 83% Good or Outstanding with 80% for the rated agencies among the 831 we list in Kent. Of Marden and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Marden ranks 3rd for the share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (54%); Staplehurst is highest at 56%. Kent has 11 Outstanding agencies in total; covering Marden the figure is 3. One rating goes back to July 2017: Phoenix Support Ltd. Ask what has changed since. In Marden, 86% of agencies support people with dementia (24 of 28); the Kent figure is 77%. Registered specialisms here: 26 of 28 list physical disabilities, 11 of 28 list learning disabilities and 18 of 28 list mental health conditions. CQC registered Lakrizz Care Maidstone in June 2026, the newest on this list.
Paying for overnight care in Marden: typical prices
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
What the council pays (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. The Homecare Association puts the minimum sustainable price for council-funded home care in England at £34.42 an hour for 2026/27. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay
Home care agencies covering Marden
Not confirmed for overnight care, so ask. Listed by CQC rating and rating date, then distance.
Hilton Nursing Partners Limited
Est. £32–£39/hr
Open Doors Healthcare Services Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Independent Care Solutions T/A Agacia Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Avengers Prime Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Elizabeths Rose Home Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Glorycrown Healthcare Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Homecare Unique Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
A Rated Homecare Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Home Instead Senior Care (Maidstone)
Est. £34–£42/hr
Hale Place Farmhouse
Est. £32–£39/hr
Swanton Community Services – Kent
Est. £30–£37/hr
Expertise Homecare (Central & West Kent) Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Crossroads Care Kent
Est. £30–£37/hr
Phoenix Support Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Vibrant Homecare Maidstone
Est. £30–£37/hr
Kent Social Care Professionals Domiciliary Service
Est. £30–£37/hr
Kent PBS Service
Est. £30–£37/hr
LOD Care and Case Management Ltd
Est. £29–£36/hr
All Loving Support (Maidstone)
Est. £29–£36/hr
What families ask about overnight care in Marden
Who provides overnight care in Marden?
The CQC register does not show who offers overnight care. There are 28 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Marden, 15 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.
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 Marden?
Ask for written prices for both: waking nights are usually based on hourly rates, sleeping nights on a flat fee.
How good are home care agencies around Marden?
83% Good or Outstanding (15 of 18 rated). 2 were inspected or rated within two years, and 24 are registered for dementia.
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Other care in Marden
Overnight care around Marden
- Overnight care in Staplehurst 2.6 mi
- Overnight care in Paddock Wood 4.4 mi
- Overnight care in Maidstone 6.7 mi
- Overnight care in Kings Hill 7.9 mi
- Overnight care in Tonbridge 9.5 mi
- Overnight care in Royal Tunbridge Wells 10.0 mi
- Overnight care in Snodland 11.1 mi
- Overnight care in Chatham 12.9 mi
Data: CQC register, Oct 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We are an independent directory and do not provide care.