Home care · North Somerset
Overnight care in Backwell
An overnight carer stays until morning, either sleeping and ready to be woken or awake all night. Either way the person is safe and the usual carer can rest. Below are the 34 CQC-registered agencies that cover Backwell; ask each whether it offers this.
Agency data: CQC register · Updated 27 October 2026 · Prices: Typical prices across England in 2026
The short version
- 34 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Backwell; 25 are rated Good or Outstanding.
- A care needs assessment from North Somerset council costs nothing.
- Sleeping nights tend to be a flat fee; waking nights are charged closer to hourly rates. Ask for both, in writing.
- CQC does not record which agencies provide overnight care, so ask each agency directly.
To cite: "Overnight care in Backwell", The Care Panel, Oct 2026, from CQC register analysis.
Which kind of night care?
The question is how often help is needed after dark. No more than a couple of times? A sleeping night, with the carer in bed in a spare room, ready to be woken, is usually enough. Wandering, turning, toileting, night-time medication or a high falls risk point to a waking night, where the carer stays awake until morning.
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 pays for overnight care?
Attendance Allowance at the higher rate (£114.60 a week) is not affected by savings and goes to people over State Pension age who need help both during the day and at night. The council can also include night care in a care plan when its assessment shows night-time needs; ask North Somerset council, which must assess for free. Getting assessed by North Somerset council.
Why families book night care
Families often turn to night care after a hospital stay, when falls at night start to happen, when dementia breaks up sleep, at the end of life, or so that a partner who cares all day can sleep through a few nights a week. Some book a night or two each week; others book every night.
Home care in Backwell by the numbers
The oldest current rating dates from January 2019 (Network Healthcare Professionals Limited – Complex Care). 29 of the 34 agencies (85%) list dementia as a specialism, against 81% across North Somerset. By specialism, 30 of 34 list physical disabilities, 19 of 34 list learning disabilities and 20 of 34 list mental health conditions. The newest registration is Home Instead Bristol West, Portishead and Nailsea, registered with CQC in September 2026. 24% of agencies covering Backwell have a CQC rating from the last two years, against 29% across North Somerset. Compare Backwell's 100% Good or Outstanding with 98% for the rated agencies among the 72 we list in North Somerset. Portishead has the highest share of listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding nearby (79%); Backwell, at 74%, is 3rd of the 7 towns compared. 2 are rated Outstanding here, out of 2 across North Somerset.
Paying for overnight care in Backwell: typical prices
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
North Somerset Council's own rates: £27.03 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £747.99 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £888.13 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. According to the Homecare Association, councils across England should pay no less than £34.42 an hour for home care in 2026/27 if it is to be sustainable. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Check what you would pay · Weekly cost calculator
Home care agencies covering Backwell
Not confirmed for overnight care, so ask. Listed by CQC rating and rating date, then distance.
Care and Support Service - Monica Wills House
Est. £32–£39/hr
Care Quality Services North Somerset
Est. £30–£37/hr
Yourlife (Clevedon)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Channel Court, Sugar Lookout
Est. £30–£37/hr
Osborne House
Est. £30–£37/hr
B & S Healthcare Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Seren Healthcare Solutions Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Care and Support Service Sandford Station
Est. £30–£37/hr
Network Healthcare Professionals Limited - North Somerset
Est. £30–£37/hr
Helping Hands Portishead
Est. £29–£35/hr
Leigh Court Centre
Est. £30–£37/hr
GA24Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Rumney Care and Ambulance Service Bristol
Est. £30–£37/hr
Helping Hands Bristol
Est. £29–£35/hr
Habitat Care
Est. £33–£40/hr
United Response - Nailsea DCA
Est. £30–£37/hr
Thornbury Community Services
Est. £32–£39/hr
Synergy Complex Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
ARCH Care Services Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
South Bristol Reablement Service
Est. £30–£37/hr
Your questions on overnight care in Backwell
Who provides overnight care in Backwell?
Ask each agency: CQC keeps no record of who provides overnight care. Of the 34 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Backwell, 25 are rated Good or Outstanding.
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 Backwell?
Most agencies use a flat fee for sleeping nights and hourly-based pricing for waking nights; request both in writing.
How good are home care agencies around Backwell?
100% Good or Outstanding (25 of 25 rated). 8 were inspected or rated within two years, and 29 are registered for dementia.
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Overnight care around Backwell
- Overnight care in Nailsea 1.4 mi
- Overnight care in Long Ashton 3.7 mi
- Overnight care in Yatton 3.9 mi
- Overnight care in Portishead 4.9 mi
- Overnight care in Clevedon 4.9 mi
- Overnight care in Pill 5.2 mi
- Overnight care in Bristol 7.2 mi
- Overnight care in Weston-super-Mare 9.7 mi
Register information from CQC as at Oct 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0 applies. We do not deliver care ourselves.