Overnight Care in Stanmore: Costs, Funding and 105 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.

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: the London Borough of Harrow 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.

Getting assessed by the London Borough of Harrow.

Agencies covering Stanmore: the data

Looking at specialisms, 84 of 105 list physical disabilities, 53 of 105 list learning disabilities and 61 of 105 list mental health conditions. The share registered for dementia is 84% in Stanmore (88 of 105) and 81% across London. Oldest rating on the list: Dendera Ltd, June 2018. Pinner has the highest share of listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding nearby (66%); Stanmore, at 58%, is 4th of the 7 towns compared. Across London we list 2,452 agencies, and 89% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Stanmore the figure is 91%. Most recent to register: Iris Care Services Ltd (June 2026).

Paying for overnight care in Stanmore: typical prices

Typical 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

London Borough of Harrow's own rates: £18.45 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,094.39 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,230.02 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. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?

Overnight care in Stanmore: common questions

Who provides overnight care in Stanmore?

105 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 3 miles of Stanmore, and 61 hold a Good or Outstanding rating. Which of them provide overnight care is not recorded by CQC: ask them.

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 Stanmore?

Typical 2026 prices in London: waking nights £240–£320, sleeping nights £190–£230.

How good are home care agencies around Stanmore?

91% Good or Outstanding (61 of 67 rated). 15 were inspected or rated within two years, and 88 are registered for dementia.

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Source for provider details: CQC, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). The Care Panel is a comparison site, not a care company.

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