Companion care
Someone steady in the house, not just someone checking a box
Sometimes the need is not complicated. Your father should not spend another day alone. Your mother should not be driving to an appointment by herself. Someone should notice whether lunch happened.
Companion care gives the week a reliable person: conversation, practical help, and a same-day note when something looks different.
What a visit can include
Practical help, with company built in
Company and check-ins
- Conversation and social time at home
- Regular well-being check-ins
- Supervision during the hours you worry about
- A same-day note on appetite, mood and anything changed
Meals and the house
- Meals and snacks prepared at home
- Hydration reminders through the day
- Dishes, laundry and tidying common spaces
- Light organization and general upkeep
Out and about
- Rides to appointments and community visits
- Pharmacy pick-ups and grocery shopping
- Errands done with your parent, or for them
- Support through the daily routine and downtime
Why families use it
It solves two problems at once
The first is practical: meals, errands, the ride, the laundry. The second is harder to say out loud: someone is there, and your parent is not carrying the day alone.
We match one caregiver to the household and keep the schedule predictable. If the match is not right, we change it without making you explain why.
A good first schedule
- Two or three visits a week, at the same times
- One visit built around lunch and the house
- One visit built around an appointment, outing or errands
- A note after every visit so the family knows how it went
Scope
What is and is not included
What we provide
- Personal care: bathing, showering, dressing, grooming, toileting and continence support
- Companion care: conversation, social time, supervision and regular check-ins
- Meal preparation, hydration reminders and assistance with eating for someone who can swallow safely
- Light housekeeping, laundry, dishes and general household upkeep
- Transportation and escorted support for appointments, errands and community outings
- Medication reminders that follow the prescriber's schedule, with same-day reporting
- Respite care for family caregivers, from a few hours to overnight cover
- Recovery support after a hospital stay, plus steady day-to-day support for someone living with dementia
What we do not provide
- Two-person or mechanical-lift transfers
- Feeding anyone with a swallowing risk, and never by tube
- Nursing, therapy, wound care, injections or medication administration
- Any case that needs more than one trained caregiver can safely manage