Companionship and sitting in Cambridgeshire
Find a self-employed carer for companionship anywhere in Cambridgeshire. It's free for families, and you choose who to speak to.
Cities and towns in Cambridgeshire
Villages in Cambridgeshire
- Abbots Ripton
- Abbotsley
- Abington Pigotts
- Alconbury
- Alconbury Weston
- Aldreth
- Arrington
- Ashley
- Babraham
- Balsham
- Bar Hill
- Barrington
- Bartlow
- Barton
- Bassingbourn
- Benwick
- Black Horse Drove
- Bluntisham
- Bottisham
- Bourn
- Boxworth
- Brampton
- Brington
- Brinkley
- Broad Green
- Broughton
- Buckden
- Buckworth
- Burrough End
- Burrough Green
- Burwell
- Bury
- Bythorn
- Caldecote
- Cambourne
- Carlton
- Castle Camps
- Catworth
- Caxton
- Chesterton
- Chettisham
- Cheveley
- Childerley Gate
- Chippenham
- Christchurch
- Coates
- Coldham
- Colne
- Comberton
- Commercial End
- Conington (CB23)
- Conington (PE7)
- Coton
- Cottenham
- Coveney
- Covington
- Crow End
- Croxton
- Croydon
- Ditton Green
- Doddington
- Down Field
- Dry Drayton
- Dullingham
- Duxford
- Earith
- East Hatley
- East Perry
- Easton
- Eastrea
- Ellington
- Elm
- Elsworth
- Eltisley
- Elton
- Farcet
- Fen Ditton
- Fen Drayton
- Fenstanton
- Folksworth
- Fordham
- Foul Anchor
- Four Gotes
- Fowlmere
- Foxton
- Friday Bridge
- Fulbourn
- Gamlingay
- Gamlingay Great Heath
- Girton
- Glatton
- Gorefield
- Grafham
- Grantchester
- Graveley
- Great Abington
- Great Chishill
- Great Eversden
- Great Gidding
- Great Gransden
- Great Paxton
- Great Shelford
- Great Staughton
- Great Stukeley
- Great Wilbraham
- Guilden Morden
- Guyhirn
- Haddenham
- Hail Weston
- Hamerton
- Hardwick
- Harlton
- Harston
- Haslingfield
- Hatley St George
- Hauxton
- Heathfield
- Hemingford Abbots
- Hemingford Grey
- Heydon
- Highfields Caldecote
- Hildersham
- Hilton
- Hinxton
- Histon
- Holme
- Holywell
- Horningsea
- Horseheath
- Houghton
- Ickleton
- Impington
- Isleham
- Kennett
- Keyston
- Kimbolton
- King's Dyke
- Kings Ripton
- Kingston
- Kirtling
- Kirtling Green
- Knapwell
- Kneesworth
- Landbeach
- Leighton Bromswold
- Leverington
- Linton
- Litlington
- Little Abington
- Little Downham
- Little Eversden
- Little Gransden
- Little Ouse
- Little Paxton
- Little Shelford
- Little Stukeley
- Little Thetford
- Little Wilbraham
- Littleport
- Lode
- Lolworth
- Long Meadow
- Longstanton
- Longstowe
- Madingley
- Manea
- Melbourn
- Meldreth
- Mepal
- Milton
- Molesworth
- Murrow
- Needingworth
- Newton
- Newton-in-the-Isle
- Norman Cross
- Oakington
- Offord Cluny
- Offord D'Arcy
- Old Hurst
- Old Weston
- Orwell
- Over
- Pampisford
- Papworth Everard
- Parson Drove
- Pidley
- Pondersbridge
- Prickwillow
- Pymoor
- Queen Adelaide
- Rampton
- Ramsey Forty Foot
- Ramsey Heights
- Ramsey Mereside
- Ramsey St Mary's
- Reach
- Ring's End
- Roman Hill
- Sawston
- Sawtry
- Saxon Street
- Shepreth
- Shudy Camps
- Six Mile Bottom
- Snailwell
- Somersham
- Southoe
- Spaldwick
- Stapleford
- Steeple Morden
- Stetchworth
- Stibbington
- Stilton
- Stonely
- Stow cum Quy
- Stow Longa
- Stretham
- Stuntney
- Sutton
- Swaffham Bulbeck
- Swaffham Prior
- Swavesey
- Tadlow
- Teversham
- Tholomas Drove
- Thriplow
- Tilbrook
- Toft
- Toseland
- Turves
- Tydd St Giles
- Upton
- Upwood
- Warboys
- Wardy Hill
- Waresley
- Water Newton
- Waterbeach
- Wentworth
- West Perry
- West Wickham
- West Wratting
- Westley Waterless
- Weston Colville
- Weston Green
- Westry
- Whaddon
- Whittlesford
- Wicken
- Wilburton
- Willingham
- Wimblington
- Wimpole
- Winwick
- Wisbech St Mary
- Wistow
- Witcham
- Witchford
- Woodhurst
- Woodwalton
- Wyton
- Yaxley
- Yelling
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 Cambridgeshire
- 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 Cambridgeshire?
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.