Home care · Somerset
Overnight care in Frome
Someone safe at night and a family carer who gets to sleep: overnight care puts a carer in the home until morning, either resting and ready to help or staying awake throughout. Below are the 21 CQC-registered agencies that cover Frome; ask each whether it offers this.
CQC register data as of 27 October 2026 · Prices: Typical prices across England in 2026
In short
- 21 home care agencies registered with CQC have an office within 7 miles of Frome, and 16 of them hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
- A care needs assessment from Somerset council costs nothing.
- The CQC register does not say who provides overnight care: ask the agencies directly.
- Sleeping nights tend to be a flat fee; waking nights are charged closer to hourly rates. Ask for both, in writing.
To cite: "Overnight care in Frome", The Care Panel, Oct 2026, from CQC register analysis.
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.
Ask each agency for two written prices, sleeping and waking, and what it charges on weekends and bank holidays. Sleeping nights are usually charged at a flat rate; waking nights cost noticeably more because they are based on the hourly rate.
Funding overnight care
- Council: Somerset council 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.
How to ask Somerset council for an assessment.
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.
Home care in Frome by the numbers
Outstanding: 0 covering Frome, 7 across Somerset. Warminster has the highest share of listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding nearby (79%); Frome, at 76%, is 2nd of the 7 towns compared. 94% of rated agencies covering Frome are Good or Outstanding, compared with 93% of those rated among the 144 we list across Somerset. Two-year-old ratings or newer: 10% covering Frome, 23% across Somerset. CQC registered Total Love Healthcare Wiltshire in June 2026, the newest on this list. On their CQC registrations, 13 of 21 list physical disabilities, 5 of 21 list learning disabilities and 9 of 21 list mental health conditions. In Frome, 81% of agencies support people with dementia (17 of 21); the Somerset figure is 70%. One rating goes back to September 2018: My Little Angels Care Company Ltd. Ask what has changed since.
Overnight care prices in Frome
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
Council rates in Somerset Council: £26.83 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £805 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £832 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. Homecare Association figure for 2026/27: a sustainable council rate for home care in England starts at £34.42 an hour. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Estimate the weekly cost or see what you might pay
Home care agencies in and around Frome
Ask each agency whether it provides overnight care. Ranked by CQC rating and how recent it is, then distance.
Parry Healthcare Wiltshire
Est. £30–£37/hr
Care Matters (Wiltshire) Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Dimensions Somerset Frome Domiciliary Care Office
Est. £30–£37/hr
Trinity Homecare (Somerset and Wiltshire)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Candlelight Care (Corsley) Office
Est. £30–£37/hr
Forget Me Not Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Spire Homecare (Frome)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Lifeline Homecare - Frome
Est. £30–£37/hr
Cloud Homecare Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Fairfield Farm College
Est. £30–£37/hr
Home Instead Warminster and Gillingham
Est. £33–£40/hr
Butterfly Care (Bath, Wiltshire and Somerset)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Four Hills Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Chantry Court
Est. £30–£37/hr
Beckford Lodge
Est. £30–£37/hr
My Little Angels Care Company Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Lighthouse Professional Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
SELWOOD CARE LTD
Est. £29–£36/hr
Dovely Care Ltd
Est. £29–£36/hr
Total Love Healthcare Wiltshire
Est. £29–£36/hr
Your questions on overnight care in Frome
Which home care agencies offer overnight care in Frome?
21 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Frome, and 16 hold a Good or Outstanding rating. Which of them provide overnight care is not recorded by CQC: ask them.
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 Frome?
A sleeping night is normally a flat fee; a waking night is priced from the hourly rate. Get both prices in writing.
How are agencies covering Frome rated?
Of 17 agencies with a CQC rating, 16 (94%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 17, and 2 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.
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Provider details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is not a care provider.