Home care · Surrey
Overnight care in Thames Ditton
With overnight care a carer spends the night in the home, asleep but on call or awake the whole time, keeping the person safe and letting the family carer rest. 129 agencies registered with CQC cover Thames Ditton. Check with each one that it provides this kind of care.
Updated 19 October 2026 (CQC register) · Prices: Usual 2026 prices across England
Quick summary
- Of the 129 CQC-registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Thames Ditton, 216 have a Good or Outstanding rating.
- Which agencies provide overnight care is not on the CQC register, so ask each one.
- A sleeping night is usually a flat rate and a waking night is priced nearer the hourly rate. Get both prices in writing.
- Surrey council has to offer a care needs assessment free of charge.
Citation: "Overnight care in Thames Ditton", The Care Panel analysis of CQC register data, 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.
Expect to pay noticeably more for a waking night, which agencies price close to their hourly rate, than for a sleeping night, which is usually a flat fee. Request written prices for both, covering weekends and bank holidays.
Paying for night care
If the care needs assessment identifies needs at night, night care can go into the council care plan, and Surrey council 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. How to ask Surrey council 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.
What the register shows for Thames Ditton
Dementia appears on 257 of 296 registrations here (87%), compared with 84% in Surrey as a whole. Looking at specialisms, 251 of 296 list physical disabilities, 165 of 296 list learning disabilities and 177 of 296 list mental health conditions. HEALTHQO CARE PROFESSIONALS LTD is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in October 2026. 96% of rated agencies covering Thames Ditton are Good or Outstanding, compared with 91% of those rated among the 1,091 we list across Surrey. Counting all listed agencies, not only rated ones, Thames Ditton ranks first of 7 local towns for Good or Outstanding ratings (73%), with Claygate second (73%). Dial House has the oldest rating still in force, from December 2017.
What overnight care costs in Thames Ditton
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
What the council pays (Surrey County Council): 2025/26 guide prices for older people's care homes: residential £806.45, residential enhanced £867.78, nursing £930.25, nursing enhanced £991.58 per week (nursing excluding FNC); home care uplifted 3.5% (no hourly rate published) (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. The Homecare Association puts the minimum sustainable price for council-funded home care in England at £34.42 an hour for 2026/27. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?
Home care agencies serving Thames Ditton
Check with each agency that it offers overnight care. Order: CQC rating, then how recent, then distance.
Comfort Care At Home
Est. £36–£44/hr
Trinity Homecare
Est. £36–£44/hr
Trinity Homecare (Worcester Park)
Est. £36–£44/hr
Home Instead
Est. £34–£42/hr
Home Instead
Est. £34–£42/hr
Tendacare
Est. £32–£39/hr
Right at Home Sutton & Mid-Surrey
Est. £32–£39/hr
Hollyfield House
Est. £34–£42/hr
Blue Ribbon Community Care in South West London
Est. £34–£42/hr
Excellence Healthcare Services Ltd
Est. £34–£42/hr
Master One Care
Est. £34–£42/hr
SDL Kingston
Est. £34–£42/hr
Vigilant Health Care Ltd
Est. £34–£42/hr
Emezzions Care
Est. £34–£42/hr
Link House
Est. £34–£42/hr
Alpenbest
Est. £34–£42/hr
Care Quality Services Sutton
Est. £34–£42/hr
Heypi Care Service
Est. £34–£42/hr
Absolute Care Services
Est. £34–£42/hr
Leys Consultants
Est. £34–£42/hr
Questions about overnight care in Thames Ditton
Which home care agencies offer overnight care in Thames Ditton?
The CQC register does not show who offers overnight care. There are 129 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Thames Ditton, 216 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.
How does a waking night differ from a sleeping night?
Awake all night (waking) or asleep in a spare room and available once or twice (sleeping). The waking option is dearer.
How much does overnight care cost in Thames Ditton?
Ask for written prices for both: waking nights are usually based on hourly rates, sleeping nights on a flat fee.
How are agencies covering Thames Ditton rated?
Of 225 agencies with a CQC rating, 216 (96%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 257, and 89 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.
Arranging overnight care in Thames Ditton?
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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.