Companionship and sitting in East Sussex
Find a self-employed carer for companionship anywhere in East Sussex. It's free for families, and you choose who to speak to.
Cities and towns in East Sussex
Villages in East Sussex
- Alciston
- Alfriston
- Argos Hill
- Bachelor's Bump
- Balls Green
- Barcombe Cross
- Beckley
- Bells Yew Green
- Berwick
- Bevernbridge
- Bishopstone
- Blackboys
- Boarshead
- Bodiam
- Bodle Street Green
- Boreham Street
- Brede
- Broad Oak (TN21)
- Broad Oak (TN31)
- Broyle Side
- Burgh Hill
- Burlow
- Burwash
- Burwash Common
- Burwash Weald
- Buxted
- Cackle Street
- Cade Street
- Camber
- Catsfield
- Chalvington
- Chelwood Common
- Chelwood Gate
- Chiddingly
- Coleman's Hatch
- Cooksbridge
- Cousley Wood
- Cowbeech
- Cowbeech Hill
- Cripp's Corner
- Cross in Hand
- Crowhurst
- Crumbles
- Dallington
- Danehill
- Ditchling
- East Chiltington
- East Dean
- East Hoathly
- Eridge Green
- Etchingham
- Ewhurst Green
- Fairlight
- Fairlight Cove
- Fairwarp
- Falmer
- Firle
- Five Ash Down
- Five Ashes
- Flackley Ash
- Fletching
- Flimwell
- Flowers Green
- Forest Row
- Framfield
- Frant
- Friar's Hill
- Friston
- Glynde
- Golden Cross
- Groombridge
- Guestling Green
- Hadlow Down
- Halland
- Hammerwood
- Hankham
- Hartfield
- Hellingly
- Herstmonceux
- High Hurstwood
- Holtye
- Hooe Common
- Horam
- Horney Common
- Hurst Green
- Icklesham
- Iden
- Iford
- Isfield
- Jevington
- Jury's Gap
- Kent Street
- Kingston near Lewes
- Laughton
- Litlington
- Little London
- Lower Dicker
- Lower Horsebridge
- Lower Willingdon
- Lunsford's Cross
- Magham Down
- Marden's Hill
- Maresfield
- Mark Cross
- Mayfield
- Maynard's Green
- Mill Corner
- Milton Street
- Mount Pleasant
- Mountfield
- Muddles Green
- Netherfield
- Newick
- Ninfield
- Normans' Bay
- North Chailey
- Northbridge Street
- Northiam
- Nutley
- Offham
- Old Heathfield
- Palehouse Common
- Peasmarsh
- Pett
- Pevensey
- Pevensey Bay
- Piddinghoe
- Piltdown
- Playden
- Plumpton
- Plumpton Green
- Punnett's Town
- Ringmer
- Ripe
- Robertsbridge
- Rodmell
- Roser's Cross
- Rotherfield
- Rushlake Green
- Sedlescombe
- Selmeston
- Silver Hill
- Skippers Hill
- South Chailey
- South Heighton
- South Street
- Staplecross
- Stone Cross
- Stonegate
- Swiftsden
- Teasley Mead
- Telham
- Telscombe Cliffs
- The Platt
- Three Cups Corner
- Three Leg Cross
- Three Oaks
- Ticehurst
- Tidebrook
- Town Row
- Trull's Hatch
- Udimore
- Upper Dicker
- Upper Hartfield
- Vines Cross
- Waldron
- Wallcrouch
- Wannock
- Wellbrook
- Westfield
- Westham
- Westmeston
- Whatlington
- Willingdon
- Wilmington
- Winchelsea
- Winchelsea Beach
- Windmill Hill
- Wivelsfield
- Wivelsfield Green
- Wood's Corner
- Wood's Green
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 East Sussex
- 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 East Sussex?
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.