Home care · Leicestershire
Overnight care in Ratby
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 236 CQC-registered agencies covering Ratby and ask which of them provide it.
Agencies from the CQC register, updated 26 October 2026. Prices: Typical prices across England in 2026
Key points
- Of the 236 CQC-registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Ratby, 105 have a Good or Outstanding rating.
- A care needs assessment from Leicestershire council costs nothing.
- Sleeping nights tend to be a flat fee; waking nights are charged closer to hourly rates. Ask for both, in writing.
- The CQC register does not say who provides overnight care: ask the agencies directly.
To cite: "Overnight care in Ratby", The Care Panel, Oct 2026, from CQC register analysis.
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.
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 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 Leicestershire 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. How to ask Leicestershire council for an assessment.
Ratby's agencies in figures
Dementia appears on 193 of 236 registrations here (82%), compared with 80% in Leicestershire as a whole. On their CQC registrations, 206 of 236 list physical disabilities, 147 of 236 list learning disabilities and 163 of 236 list mental health conditions. Prime Way Care Ltd Leicester is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in October 2026. Across Leicestershire we list 479 agencies, and 84% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Ratby the figure is 80%. Of Ratby and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Ratby ranks 6th for the share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (44%); Rothley is highest at 48%. Sova Healthcare - Leicester has the oldest rating still in force, from May 2018.
How much overnight care costs in Ratby
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
What the council pays (Leicestershire County Council): £25.92 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £985.70 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,084.45 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).
Agencies differ more than regions do on hourly rates, so request a complete tariff from each one, covering weekends and bank holidays too. 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 that cover Ratby
Ranked on CQC rating, its date and then distance. Ask each one about overnight care.
MacIntyre Leicester
Est. £32–£39/hr
Reablement Provider Service
Est. £32–£39/hr
Integrated Crisis Response Service
Est. £32–£39/hr
Enliven Social Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Holmwood Gardens Domiciliary Care Services
Est. £30–£37/hr
Paradise Hope Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Bateleur HC Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Global Caring Group Leicester
Est. £30–£37/hr
Storm Homecare Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Provision Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Inspire Lives Care Services Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Private Home Care UK Limited (Leicester)
Est. £30–£37/hr
A2L Care Services
Est. £30–£37/hr
Crystal Care Service (Leicester)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Choices Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Helping Hands Leicester
Est. £29–£35/hr
INSPIRED CARE 4ALL LTD
Est. £30–£37/hr
Caremark Hinckley Bosworth Blaby & Leicester
Est. £30–£37/hr
Domiciliary Care Services (UK) Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Brand Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
What families ask about overnight care in Ratby
Which home care agencies offer overnight care in Ratby?
The CQC register does not show who offers overnight care. There are 236 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Ratby, 105 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.
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 Ratby 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.
How are agencies covering Ratby rated?
Of 131 agencies with a CQC rating, 105 (80%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 193, and 38 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.
Need overnight care in Ratby?
One short form: a maximum of three agencies working with us will contact you directly by email.
More about care in Ratby
Nearby towns for overnight care
- Overnight care in Markfield 2.8 mi
- Overnight care in Enderby 4.5 mi
- Overnight care in Leicester 4.7 mi
- Overnight care in Narborough 5.2 mi
- Overnight care in Earl Shilton 6.0 mi
- Overnight care in Rothley 6.2 mi
- Overnight care in Whetstone 6.4 mi
- Overnight care in Mountsorrel 6.6 mi
CQC register data (Oct 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is independent of every provider listed.