Companionship and sitting in Buckinghamshire
Find a self-employed carer for companionship anywhere in Buckinghamshire. It's free for families, and you choose who to speak to.
Cities and towns in Buckinghamshire
Villages in Buckinghamshire
- Adstock
- Akeley
- Ashendon
- Asheridge
- Ashley Green
- Askett
- Aston Abbotts
- Aston Clinton
- Baker's Wood
- Ballinger Common
- Beachampton
- Beacon's Bottom
- Bellingdon
- Bierton
- Bishopstone
- Bledlow
- Bledlow Ridge
- Bolter End
- Botley
- Botolph Claydon
- Bourne End
- Bovingdon Green
- Bradenham
- Brill
- Broughton
- Bryant's Bottom
- Buckland
- Buckland Common
- Burcott (HP22)
- Burcott (LU7)
- Butler's Cross
- Cadmore End
- Calvert
- Chackmore
- Chalfont St Giles
- Chalfont St Peter
- Charndon
- Chartridge
- Chearsley
- Cheddington
- Chenies
- Chilton
- Cholesbury
- Clayhill
- Coleshill
- Cores End
- Cryers Hill
- Cublington
- Cuddington
- Dadford
- Dagnall
- Denham
- Dinton
- Dorney
- Dorney Reach
- Dorton
- Downley
- Drayton Beauchamp
- Drayton Parslow
- Dunsmore
- East Burnham
- East Claydon
- Edgcott
- Edlesborough
- Egypt
- Ellesborough
- Farnham Common
- Farnham Royal
- Fawley
- Fingest
- Flackwell Heath
- Ford
- Frieth
- Fulmer
- Gawcott
- George Green
- Granborough
- Great Brickhill
- Great Hampden
- Great Horwood
- Great Kingshill
- Great Missenden
- Grendon Underwood
- Haddenham
- Halton
- Hambleden
- Hardwick
- Hawridge
- Hazlemere
- Hedgerley
- Hedsor
- Higher Denham
- Hillesden
- Hitchambury
- Hoggeston
- Holmer Green
- Horn Hill
- Horsleys Green
- Hughenden Valley
- Hyde Heath
- Ibstone
- Ickford
- Iver
- Ivinghoe
- Ivinghoe Aston
- Jordans
- Kingsey
- Kingswood
- Lacey Green
- Lane End
- Latimer
- Leckhampstead
- Ledburn
- Lee Common
- Ley Hill
- Lillingstone Lovell
- Little Frieth
- Little Horwood
- Little Kimble
- Little Kingshill
- Little Marlow
- Little Missenden
- Long Crendon
- Longwick
- Loosley Row
- Loudwater
- Ludgershall
- Lye Green
- Maids Moreton
- Marlow Bottom
- Marsh Gibbon
- Marsworth
- Medmenham
- Mentmore
- Mill End
- Moor Common
- Mursley
- Naphill
- Nash
- Nether Winchendon
- New Denham
- Newton Longville
- North Marston
- Northall
- Northend
- Oakley
- Orchard Leigh
- Oving
- Padbury
- Penn
- Penn Street
- Pheasant's Hill
- Piddington
- Pitch Green
- Pitstone
- Poundon
- Preston Bissett
- Quainton
- Radclive
- Radnage
- Richings Park
- Rowsham
- Saunderton (HP14)
- Saunderton (HP27)
- Saunderton Lee
- Seer Green
- Shabbington
- Shalstone
- Shreding Green
- Skirmett
- Slapton
- Soulbury
- South Heath
- Speen
- St Leonards
- Steeple Claydon
- Stewkley
- Stoke Hammond
- Stoke Mandeville
- Stokenchurch
- Stone
- Studley Green
- Swanbourne
- Taplow
- Tatling End
- Terrick
- The City
- The Lee
- Thornborough
- Thorney
- Tingewick
- Turville
- Turweston
- Twyford
- Tylers Green
- Upper North Dean
- Upper Winchendon
- Upton
- Waddesdon
- Walter's Ash
- Water Stratford
- Waterend
- Weedon
- Well End
- West Wycombe
- Westbury
- Westcott
- Weston Turville
- Wexham Street
- Whaddon
- Wheeler End
- Whelpley Hill
- Whitchurch
- Whiteleaf
- Widmer End
- Winchmore Hill
- Wing
- Wingrave
- Wooburn
- Wooburn Common
- Wooburn Green
- Worminghall
About companionship and sitting
Regular visits for company: a chat over a cuppa, a game of cards, a walk, reading the paper together, or simply being there so someone isn't on their own all day. Sitting can also mean staying with someone while a family carer goes out.
Questions families ask
How long is a companionship visit?
Whatever you agree. Many families start with an hour or two, once or twice a week. Some carers have a minimum visit length, so it's worth asking.
Is companionship really worth paying for?
Loneliness can wear people down as much as any physical problem. Many families find a regular visitor lifts their loved one's mood, gives the day a shape, and gives everyone peace of mind.
Can a companion take Dad out?
Many will, on foot, by bus or in their own car. If they drive, ask whether their car insurance covers business use.
Helpful guides
Other help in Buckinghamshire
- Personal care
- Dementia care
- Respite care
- Help after a hospital stay
- Overnight care
- Live-in care
- End of life support
- Meal preparation
- Shopping and errands
- Appointments and outings
- Medication reminders
- Light housework
- Regular cleaning
- Deep clean
- End of tenancy
- After builders
- Oven cleaning
- Carpet cleaning
- Window cleaning
- Ironing and laundry
- Decluttering
Are you a carer in Buckinghamshire?
Join Carers & Cleaners for £1 a year and be found by families looking for companionship near you. There's no commission: you set your own rates and families pay you directly.
Carers & Cleaners is an introduction service. We don't vet or employ anyone, and what carers and cleaners tell us about themselves is self-declared. Families choose who to speak to and agree everything with them directly.