Overnight Care in Rainham, Havering: Costs, Funding and 46 Local Agencies (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.

Locally, expect about £190–£230 for a sleeping night and £240–£320 for a waking night.

Paying for night care

If the care needs assessment identifies needs at night, night care can go into the council care plan, and the London Borough of Havering 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. Asking the London Borough of Havering for an assessment.

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.

Rainham, Havering's agencies in figures

On their CQC registrations, 39 of 46 list physical disabilities, 24 of 46 list learning disabilities and 26 of 46 list mental health conditions. Scatt Services Limited is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in October 2026. Shreeji Inc Ltd has the oldest rating still in force, from December 2017. Dementia appears on 39 of 46 registrations here (85%), compared with 81% in London as a whole. Of Rainham, Havering and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Rainham, Havering ranks 2nd for the share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (50%); Havering is highest at 57%. Havering has 2 Outstanding agencies, none of them covering Rainham, Havering. Across Havering, 17% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Rainham, Havering it is 15%. Across London we list 2,452 agencies, and 89% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Rainham, Havering the figure is 96%.

Overnight care prices in Rainham, Havering

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 London Borough of Havering: £24.65 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,230.45 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,338.02 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).

The Homecare Association puts the minimum sustainable price for council-funded home care in England at £34.42 an hour for 2026/27. Check what you would pay · Weekly cost calculator

What families ask about overnight care in Rainham, Havering

Which agencies provide overnight care in Rainham, Havering?

The CQC register does not show who offers overnight care. There are 46 registered agencies that have an office within 2 miles of Rainham, Havering, 23 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.

What do sleeping and waking nights mean?

Waking nights cost more because the carer stays awake throughout. On a sleeping night they rest in a spare room and may be woken a time or two.

What does overnight care cost in Rainham, Havering?

Usual 2026 prices in London: a sleeping night costs £190–£230 and a waking night £240–£320.

What CQC ratings do agencies covering Rainham, Havering have?

CQC rates 23 of 24 as Good or Outstanding, or 96%. Recent evidence: 7 rated or inspected in two years. Dementia specialists: 39.

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Overnight care in Rainham, Havering