Companionship Care in Broxbourne
If Mum or Dad lives in Broxbourne and doesn't see many people in the week, a companion can visit for company, a short outing or a lift to an appointment. 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.
What a visit looks like in Broxbourne
It might be half an hour by the water at Broxbourne Riverside, near the station. There are no toilets on site, so it suits a short outing. For something longer, Cedars Park in nearby Cheshunt has a café and accessible toilets.
Hertfordshire Zoo on White Stubbs Lane has Blue Badge parking and opens from 9.30am all year. But a good visit doesn't need a destination: tea at home, a game of cards and some company is often what makes the week.
Gentle days out in Broxbourne
Who visits
We have made fewer visits in Broxbourne so far, so our companions come from a little further away, mostly Ware and Hertford. Lucie will be straight with you about who can visit and how often 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.
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
Depending on where they were treated, families in Broxbourne may be dealing with the Lister in Stevenage or the Princess Alexandra in Harlow. Either way, a companion can pick up a few essentials, be there when your parent gets home and stay while they settle.
How we help after a hospital stay
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 Broxbourne ask
What if Mum isn't steady on her feet?
Companions go at her pace and choose outings to suit, a sit by the river rather than a long towpath walk. Companions don't help with moving and handling, so if she needs that kind of support, Lucie will point you to a regulated provider.
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, Bishop's Stortford and Sawbridgeworth, across SG11 to SG14, EN10 to EN11, CM21 and CM23.
To talk to Lucie, call 07455 750006 or email lucie@aircarers.co.uk.