Companionship Care in Ware
If Mum or Dad lives in Ware 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.
What a visit looks like in Ware
Some weeks it's a slow walk along the river past the gazebos, or a look round the Tuesday market in Tudor Square and the High Street. Some weeks it's an hour at Ware Museum in the Priory Lodge, which is free, or a browse in the library on the High Street.
And on a wet afternoon it might simply be tea at home, the crossword, and help sorting the week's post. The point is the same person, the same day, something to look forward to.
Gentle days out in Ware
Who visits
Four of our companions live in the SG12 area around Ware, so for most families here the person who visits is a neighbour, not someone driving in from miles away.
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
If Mum is coming home after a stay in hospital, a companion can pick up a few essentials, be there when she gets in and stay while she settles. If there's a follow-up appointment at Hertford County Hospital or further afield, a companion can go with her and see her home again.
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 Ware ask
Can a companion take Mum to Ware market?
Yes. Lots of visits are simply a walk out: the Tuesday market, the library on the High Street, or along the river. Companions go at her pace and carry the shopping.
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, Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, 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.