Overnight Care in Windsor: Costs, Funding and 162 Local Agencies (Oct 2026)

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.

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.

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.

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 Windsor and Maidenhead council, which must assess for free. How to ask Windsor and Maidenhead council for an assessment.

Windsor's agencies in figures

On their CQC registrations, 143 of 162 list physical disabilities, 72 of 162 list learning disabilities and 98 of 162 list mental health conditions. In Windsor, 88% of agencies support people with dementia (142 of 162); the Windsor and Maidenhead figure is 88%. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Windsor comes 6th of 7 (39%), with Stanwell top at 56%. One rating goes back to July 2017: ABC Care - Head Office. Ask what has changed since. CQC registered Kare-N-Assist Ltd in October 2026, the newest on this list. 78% of rated agencies covering Windsor are Good or Outstanding, compared with 80% of those rated among the 202 we list across Windsor and Maidenhead.

Overnight care prices in Windsor

Usual 2026 prices across England
Visiting care	around £32–£34 an hour
Live-in care	around £1,540–£1,610 a week

Council rates in Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead: £21.83 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,184 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,359 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. 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. Tools: weekly cost calculator and what would we pay?

What families ask about overnight care in Windsor

Which home care agencies offer overnight care in Windsor?

Ask each agency: CQC keeps no record of who provides overnight care. Of the 162 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Windsor, 63 are rated Good or Outstanding.

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 Windsor?

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 Windsor rated?

Of 81 agencies with a CQC rating, 63 (78%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 142, and 20 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.

Overnight care in Windsor: ask who can help

Describe what's needed in one form, and as many as three agencies that accept enquiries via The Care Panel email you back.

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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.

Overnight care in Windsor