Resources and Guides for Families
A small library of plain English guides for families supporting an older loved one in Hertford, Ware or the surrounding SG11 to SG14 and EN10 to EN11 areas. Read signs your elderly parent is lonely, how to find a companion for an elderly parent, companionship vs home care, what is right, and talking to your parent about companionship. For practical help, read help before care, staying independent longer, how to help a lonely parent, 5 steps, how to prevent loneliness in older age, first visit checklist for a companion, wellbeing planner for an older parent, coming home after hospital, a family guide, support for a parent living alone, companionship for someone with dementia and keeping an older relative safe in a heatwave. If you are weighing up the options, compare companionship vs befriending, the difference, companionship vs a personal assistant and AirCarers vs Age UK befriending. For gentle day-out ideas with an older parent, see our local guides to gentle days out in Ware, gentle days out in Hertford, gentle days out in Hoddesdon, gentle days out in Broxbourne, gentle days out in Bishop's Stortford and gentle days out in Sawbridgeworth, each with honest accessibility notes.
AirCarers Companion is a companionship platform, not a CQC registered agency, and does not provide personal or clinical care. Every companion is enhanced DBS checked, ID verified, fully insured and trained. To meet the team, browse our companions, return to the AirCarers Companion home page, or ask Lucie a question on 07455 750006 or lucie@aircarers.co.uk.