SERVICES

The Good Companion^TM fulfils the role traditionally undertaken by a daughter or daughter-in-law, to help elderly people stay living independently, happily, and with confidence. Our services range from helping out with the little things that add up to a quality of life, to fully managing their lifestyle.

We leave the health care delivery to the experts, but can co-ordinate and manage the elderly person’s life to the desired level. If they need a nurse, we will find them one; if they simply require a friendly eye kept on them, some familiar company, someone to read to them, or take them to visit a friend, or to a doctor’s appointment, we can help.

We make sure they not only get the right care at the right time, but also get all the family style support needed.

WE CAN BE THERE WHEN YOU CAN'T

We are able to help with anything from a one-off visit to a fully managed lifestyle package, tailor made to suit your requirements.

These are the kind of services our clients enjoy:

Shopping and Cooking

Grocery shopping, organising meals, preparing meals;
Clothes shopping, Christmas shopping.

Home Management and Administration

Correspondence, diary, bills, dealing with tradesmen; care of pets; Preparing for travel; preparing for guests.

Errands and Appointments

Doctor / Hospital appointments - arrange and accompany;
Car WOF/licensing, travel arrangements; Meet at airport and settle in at home.

Entertaining

Lunch and afternoon tea parties; bridge parties; Drinks and dinner parties.

Activities and Outings

Library, bridge, bowls, petanque, scrabble; Galleries, cinema, theatre; A day out with friends; a drive in the country, visit friends and family.

Companionship

Company and conversation; someone to accompany and support your older family member in their day to day activities.

Drop in/on call service

Keeping a friendly eye on your older family member and being on call for them during your absence.

Medication reminder

Family Services

We can help with other family care matters such as respite care for parents looking after sick children or help for new mothers, mothers giving birth to twins, etc.

Personal Care

Assistance with all
personal matters such as
showering, dressing etc,
sleepovers/overnight care

Convalescent Care

Collect from hospital or nursing home and settle in back at home; Co-ordinate care & other agencies; Temporary live-in by arrangement

"High Tech" Contact visits

Receiving emails, faxes and photos from family members and passing them on.

Finding the right rest home and moving to a rest home

Researching options and organising move.

Rest home visits

Outings, shopping, errands, appointments etc.

Memoirs

Help with recording memoirs

Graves

Visiting graves and helping to maintain them

Need a break

Standing in for family, to give them a break

"The Good Companion^TM has been a great support to my elderly mother, and have helped to keep my mind at rest. When she was living independently they helped with cooking and shopping as necessary, took my mother on outings and to appointments, and generally helped to keep her happy, well and entertained. "