Companionship and sitting in Hertfordshire
Find a self-employed carer for companionship anywhere in Hertfordshire. It's free for families, and you choose who to speak to.
Cities and towns in Hertfordshire
Villages in Hertfordshire
- Abbots Langley
- Albury
- Aldbury
- Aldenham
- Allen's Green
- Anstey
- Ardeley
- Ashwell
- Aspenden
- Aston
- Ayot Green
- Ayot St Lawrence
- Babbs Green
- Barkway
- Barley
- Barleycroft End
- Bayford
- Bedmond
- Benington
- Birch Green
- Blackmore End
- Bovingdon
- Bramfield
- Braughing
- Breachwood Green
- Brent Pelham
- Brickendon
- Bricket Wood
- Broadoak End
- Brookmans Park
- Buckland
- Bucks Hill
- Bull's Green
- Bulstrode
- Burn's Green
- Burnham Green
- Bury Green
- Bygrave
- Chandler's Cross
- Chapmore End
- Chipperfield
- Chipping
- Chiswell Green
- Clapgate
- Cockernhoe
- Codicote
- Colliers End
- Colney Heath
- Commonwood
- Cottered
- Cow Roast
- Cuffley
- Dane End
- Datchworth
- Eastwick
- Elstree
- Epping Green
- Essendon
- Flamstead
- Flaunden
- Frogmore
- Furneux Pelham
- Gilston
- Goff's Oak
- Gosmore
- Graveley
- Gravesend
- Great Amwell
- Great Gaddesden
- Great Hormead
- Great Offley
- Great Wymondley
- Green Street
- Green Tye
- Gustard Wood
- Hadham Cross
- Hailey
- Hare Street
- Haultwick
- Hay Green
- Hertford Heath
- Hertingfordbury
- Hexton
- High Cross
- High Wych
- Hinxworth
- Hogpits Bottom
- Holwell
- How Wood
- Hudnall
- Hunsdon
- Hunsdonbury
- Ickleford
- Jockey End
- Kelshall
- Kimpton
- Kinsbourne Green
- Knebworth
- Langley
- Lea Valley
- Lemsford
- Letchmore Heath
- Letty Green
- Lilley
- Little Berkhamsted
- Little Gaddesden
- Little Hadham
- Little Hormead
- Little Wymondley
- London Colney
- Long Marston
- Mangrove Green
- Maple Cross
- Markyate
- Meesden
- Much Hadham
- Newgate Street
- Newnham
- North Mymms
- Northaw
- Nuthampstead
- Oaklands
- Old Knebworth
- Park Street
- Patchetts Green
- Patmore Heath
- Perry Green
- Pimlico
- Pirton
- Potten End
- Pottersheath
- Preston
- Puckeridge
- Rableyheath
- Radwell
- Redbourn
- Reed
- Ridge
- Ringshall
- Roe Green
- Rucklers Lane
- Rushden
- Sacombe
- Sandon
- Sandridge
- Sarratt
- Shenley
- Shenleybury
- Sleapshyde
- Smallford
- South Mimms
- South-end
- Spellbrook
- St Ippolyts
- St Margarets
- Stanborough
- Standon
- Stanstead Abbotts
- Stapleford
- Stocking Pelham
- Tewin
- Tewin Wood
- The Folly
- The Heath
- Therfield
- Thorley Street
- Thundridge
- Tonwell
- Tower Hill
- Trowley Bottom
- Tyttenhanger
- Wadesmill
- Walkern
- Wallington
- Wareside
- Water End
- Waterford
- Watton at Stone
- Welham Green
- Welwyn
- West Hyde
- Westmill
- Weston
- Wheathampstead
- Whitwell
- Widford
- Wigginton
- Wildhill
- Wilstone
- Woolmer Green
- Wormley West End
- Wyddial
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 Hertfordshire
- 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 Hertfordshire?
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.