Companionship Care in Bishop's Stortford
If Mum or Dad lives in Bishop's Stortford and the days have gone quiet, a companion can visit every week for company, a walk or a trip into town. Every companion is enhanced DBS checked, you choose who visits, and visits start from £25 an hour with no contract. Help before care, not personal care.
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What a visit looks like in Bishop's Stortford
Castle Park is a good place to start: the paths are step-free, there's a café, and there's a Changing Places toilet. On Thursdays and Saturdays a companion can walk round the market with your parent and carry the shopping home.
Bishop's Stortford Museum, inside South Mill Arts (the old Rhodes), is free, and on the second Friday of the month it runs a relaxed tour that needs booking. Or the visit can stay at home: tea, a chat and a hand with the post.
Who visits
We already visit families in Bishop's Stortford. Our companions mostly live in Sawbridgeworth, Ware and Hertford, and Lucie will tell you who can reach you and on which days before you commit to anything.
Every companion has an enhanced DBS check, photo ID verification and references, and a real person at AirCarers reads each application and can say no. Companions are trained in safeguarding and lone working, and they check in and out of every visit by GPS, so you can see when they arrived and how long they stayed. See how we vet companions.
Companions are covered by insurance for companionship visits. Insurance details.
What it costs
Visits start from £25 an hour. Each companion sets their own rate, at the moment between £25 and £35 an hour, and you see it on their profile before you book. There is no contract. You pay for the visits you have.
Coming home from hospital
For most families in Bishop's Stortford, the nearest main hospital is the Princess Alexandra in Harlow. If your parent is coming home after a stay, a companion can pick up a few essentials, be there when they get in and stay while they settle.
What companions do not do
Companions do not give personal care, medication, nursing or any clinical help, and they do not help with bathing, dressing, toileting or moving and handling. AirCarers Companion is not a care agency and is not CQC registered. If your parent needs that kind of support, Lucie will point you towards a regulated provider.
Questions families in Bishop's Stortford ask
Can a companion take Dad into town on market day?
Yes. The market runs every Thursday and Saturday. A companion can walk round with him, carry the bags and stop for a coffee on the way back.
Are you a care agency?
No. AirCarers Companion is help before care. Companions are self-employed, you choose who visits from their profile, and each companion sets their own rate. We are not CQC registered and companions do not give personal care.
How do we get started?
Call 07455 750006 or send Lucie a question. Lucie reads every message herself and usually replies the same working day. She'll have a short chat about what would help, then you choose a companion and arrange a first visit.
Can we change companion?
Yes, at any time. If it doesn't feel right, tell Lucie and she'll help you find someone else.
Which other areas do you cover?
Hertford, Ware, Hoddesdon, Broxbourne and Sawbridgeworth, across SG11 to SG14, EN10 to EN11, CM21 and CM23.
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Next steps
Call 07455 750006, send Lucie a question, or browse the companions near you. There's no obligation and no account needed to ask.