Overnight Care in Chelsea: Costs, Funding and 34 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.

Prices in this area: waking night £240–£320, sleeping night £190–£230.

Funding overnight care

Council: the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 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.

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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.

Agencies covering Chelsea: the data

At 100% Good or Outstanding, Chelsea sits above the London figure of 89% (from 2,452 agencies). Elite Care Partners Limited is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in June 2026. Hammersmith has the oldest rating still in force, from January 2020. Of Chelsea and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Chelsea ranks 4th for the share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (68%); Kensington and Chelsea is highest at 80%. Dementia appears on 24 of 34 registrations here (71%), compared with 81% in London as a whole. Registered specialisms here: 26 of 34 list physical disabilities, 11 of 34 list learning disabilities and 16 of 34 list mental health conditions.

What overnight care costs in Chelsea

Usual 2026 prices in London
Visiting care	£30–£40 an hour
Sleeping night	£190–£230
Waking night	£240–£320
Live-in care	£1,300–£1,800 a week

Council rates in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: £23.84 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,146.86 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,045.31 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).

Homecare Association figure for 2026/27: a sustainable council rate for home care in England starts at £34.42 an hour. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay

Overnight care in Chelsea: common questions

Where can I find overnight care in Chelsea?

34 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 2 miles of Chelsea, and 23 hold a Good or Outstanding rating. Which of them provide overnight care is not recorded by CQC: ask them.

How does a waking night differ from a sleeping night?

Awake all night (waking) or asleep in a spare room and available once or twice (sleeping). The waking option is dearer.

How much does overnight care cost in Chelsea?

Typically £190–£230 for a sleeping night and £240–£320 for a waking night (usual 2026 prices in London).

Are home care agencies in Chelsea well rated?

23 of the 23 rated agencies (100%) are Good or Outstanding; 24 list dementia as a specialism and 10 were inspected or rated in the last two years.

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Overnight care in nearby towns

Overnight care in Kensington and Chelsea 0.9 mi
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Overnight care in Hammersmith and Fulham 2.3 mi
Overnight care in Westminster 2.3 mi
Overnight care in Lambeth 2.9 mi
Overnight care in St John's Wood 3.3 mi
Overnight care in Camden 3.6 mi
Overnight care in Southwark 3.8 mi

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CQC register data (Oct 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is independent of every provider listed.

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