Home care · Northumberland
Overnight care in Prudhoe
Overnight care means a carer stays the night, either sleeping and available if needed, or awake throughout, so a family carer can rest and the person is safe at night. Below are the 16 CQC-registered agencies that cover Prudhoe; ask each whether it offers this.
Agency data: CQC register · Updated 27 October 2026 · Prices: Usual 2026 prices across England
The short version
- Agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Prudhoe: 16, with 14 rated Good or Outstanding.
- Northumberland council has to offer a care needs assessment free of charge.
- CQC does not record which agencies provide overnight care, so ask each agency directly.
- Ask for both prices in writing: sleeping nights are usually a flat fee, waking nights an hourly-based rate.
Citation: "Overnight care in Prudhoe", The Care Panel analysis of CQC register data, Oct 2026.
Sleeping night or waking night?
On a sleeping night the carer goes to bed in a spare room and can be woken if needed, usually no more than once or twice a night. On a waking night the carer stays awake throughout, which suits people who wander, need turning, toileting or medication during the night, or who are at high risk of falls.
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.
Common reasons for overnight care
- Returning home after a hospital stay
- Repeated falls during the night
- Dementia that disrupts sleep
- Care at the end of life
- A daytime carer, often a partner, needing unbroken sleep
Bookings range from one or two nights a week to every night.
Help paying for it
Night care can be part of a council care plan if the assessment finds night-time needs. Northumberland council must offer the assessment free. Attendance Allowance is paid at the higher rate of £114.60 a week to people over State Pension age who need help both day and night, whatever their savings. Requesting an assessment from Northumberland council.
Home care in Prudhoe by the numbers
Community Buddies North East is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in June 2025. Registered specialisms here: 13 of 16 list physical disabilities, 10 of 16 list learning disabilities and 11 of 16 list mental health conditions. Dementia appears on 12 of 16 registrations here (75%), compared with 76% in Northumberland as a whole. Shine Care Limited North East Office has the oldest rating still in force, from August 2019. 1 Outstanding agencies is covering Prudhoe, against 8 across Northumberland. No nearby town we list has a higher share of its listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding than Prudhoe (88%); Ponteland follows at 83%. Across Northumberland we list 152 agencies, and 94% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Prudhoe the figure is 100%. Across Northumberland, 21% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Prudhoe it is 0%.
Paying for overnight care in Prudhoe: typical prices
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
What Northumberland County Council pays providers: £28.24 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £881.86 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £883.09 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).
Ask every agency for a full list of charges, with weekend and bank holiday rates: hourly rates vary more between agencies than between regions. For 2026/27, the Homecare Association says council-funded home care in England is only sustainable at £34.42 an hour or more. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay
Home care agencies covering Prudhoe
Not confirmed for overnight care, so ask. Listed by CQC rating and rating date, then distance.
Shaftesbury Beaumont Court
Est. £30–£37/hr
Home Instead Tyne Valley
Est. £33–£40/hr
Prism Care (North East) CIC
Est. £30–£37/hr
KD Care Services
Est. £30–£37/hr
The Care and Support Group Tyneside
Est. £30–£37/hr
Steps Support
Est. £30–£37/hr
Lincoln Healthcare Group Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
BelleVie North East Area
Est. £30–£37/hr
Seco Support (North East)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Burn Brae Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Carers Trust Tyne and Wear
Est. £30–£37/hr
Housing 21 - Winton Court
Est. £30–£37/hr
Shine Care Limited North East Office
Est. £30–£37/hr
J S Parker Limited North East
Est. £32–£39/hr
Community Buddies North East
Est. £29–£36/hr
Cherubim Healthcare Ltd
Est. £29–£36/hr
Your questions on overnight care in Prudhoe
Where can I find overnight care in Prudhoe?
CQC does not record which agencies provide overnight care. 16 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Prudhoe; 14 are rated Good or Outstanding. Ask each whether it provides overnight care.
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 Prudhoe?
Most agencies use a flat fee for sleeping nights and hourly-based pricing for waking nights; request both in writing.
Are home care agencies in Prudhoe well rated?
14 of the 14 rated agencies (100%) are Good or Outstanding; 12 list dementia as a specialism and 0 were inspected or rated in the last two years.
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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.