Companionship care
We carefully match Care Professionals with clients to ensure a meaningful bond is created.
Companionship Care in Edinburgh West
Relationship-led and supportive Companionship Care in Edinburgh West from compassionate and experienced home care professionals.
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The Edinburgh West Companionship Care team, here to help every step of the way
At Home Instead Edinburgh West, we know how meaningful companionship can be in improving social and emotional well-being. Since 2020, we’ve seen the profound difference a friendly face and a listening ear can make. Through conversation, shared activities, and a comforting presence, we can help ease loneliness and brighten each day for clients across the West of Edinburgh. Every companionship visit is designed around individual interests, creating happiness, and positive moments that uplift our clients’ lives.
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Our longer companionship care visits are always thoughtfully tailored to bring enjoyment and social interaction into each client’s day. We carefully select our team and match Care Professionals and clients in Edinburgh, based on needs and shared interests. Whether it’s a chat over tea, a friendly game, or time spent on a favourite hobby, our companionship services are all about making each day a little brighter. We also can encourage clients to connect with their local community, offering outings and activities that keep them socially and mentally active too.
What we do to care for your loved ones
We offer two types of home care: hourly care, where we visit at set times, or live-in care, where a carer resides in the home. Both are overseen by our care management team and delivered by compassionate Care Professionals. Each care package is made up of a unique mix of services to meet your needs.
Home help & meal prep
Keeping the home environment clean, safe, and nourishing with home-cooked meals.Personal care
Assistance with bathing, dressing, and personal hygiene, always respecting the dignity of your loved one.Mobility support
Helping your loved one move around their home safely, including transfers and positioning.Health appointment management
We support you to attend those important health appointments.Community engagement
We enable you to continue to do the things you enjoy, be it a visit to the garden centre or your local art group.Transportation
Assistance getting you from A to B, whether it be to go visit a friend or help with your shopping.Medication management
Ensuring medicines are taken correctly and on time, supporting overall health.
Home Instead provide first class care. My care professionals are patient, kind and very reliable. I am very happy with the service they provide.
Paul, Client
As I got older, I realised that this service had made me happy in my own home.
Elisie, Client
Tailored Companionship Care in Edinburgh West
Companionship care with us in West Edinburgh meets both emotional and practical needs, tailored to each client’s preferences. For one client, this means a visit to Botanic Gardens or a walk along Cramond beach, enjoying the fresh air and staying socially connected. Another client really appreciates their Care Professional’s knack for keeping her husband in a good mood while helping him change into gardening clothes and get some work done in the garden. “I take my hat off to her!” she shared.
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Get in touch Trusted Companionship Care from experienced home care professionals in Edinburgh West
Recognised as a Top 20 Home Care Provider in Scotland, Home Instead Edinburgh West is led by husband-and-wife team Joanna and Andrew, who bring over a decade of experience from managing our sister office in Edinburgh East. Their expertise and commitment guide our team in providing exceptional care across local suburbs such as Craiglockhart, Colinton, Balerno and South Queensferry. Our team is trained in relationship-building and effective communication, with many Care Professionals bringing personal caregiving experience that deepens their empathy and understanding. Families often share how much they appreciate the warmth and cheerful smiles our Care Professionals bring to their visits.
Additional support and activities in Edinburgh West
We actively participate in community initiatives like “Caring Conversations” and work alongside local organisations to promote social connection among older adults, sharing resources to combat loneliness. Through these efforts, we aim to build a community that values companionship, ensuring older adults across the west of Edinburgh feel supported and connected.
FAQs
- Which towns and postcodes do the Edinburgh West team service?
Our office provides care for people at home in the following areas:
Corstorphine, South Queensferry, Scotstoun, Wester Hailes, Clermiston, Gorgie, Currie, Saughton, Muirhouse, Blackhall, Drylaw, Barnton, Dalry, Slateford, Craigleith, East Craigs, Oxgangs, Colinton, South Gyle, Comely Bank, Craiglockhart, Bonaly, Cramond, Murrayfield, Stenhouse, Baberton, Roseburn, Kingsknowe, Silverknowes, Juniper Green, Broomhouse, Davidson's Mains, Parkhead, Dalmeny, Balgreen, Stockbridge, Sighthill, Hermiston, Longstone, Echline, Dean Village, Cammo, Turnhouse, Blinkbonny, Society, Home Farm Cottages, Burnshot, Roddinglaw, Gogarbank, Gogar
If your town doesn’t appear above please check the postcodes below to see if we cover your area:
EH4 7, EH14 4, EH4 8, EH11 4, EH14 3, EH14 6, EH13 0, EH4 5, EH11 2, EH4 4, EH12 5, EH4 1, EH4 6, EH12 9, EH30 9, EH14 2, EH13 9, EH12 7, EH4 2, EH11 1, EH14 5, EH14 1, EH12 6, EH12 8, EH4 3, EH11 3, EH12 0
Search here if you cannot see your town or postcode - Is Home Instead Edinburgh West a locally owned home care organisation?
Home Instead Edinburgh West is one of 250 locally owned offices that collectively form Home Instead UK. Together, we care for 16,000 clients, delivering one million hours of home care each month. This unique combination of community-focused local offices and the resources of a national network enables us to provide personalised, relationship-led care while leading research and innovation that is transforming the experience of aging. Our services include companionship care, personal care, specialist care (including dementia, palliative, and Parkinson’s), and live-in care.
Search here if you cannot see your town or postcode - What is the difference between companionship and personal care?
Companionship care focuses on a clients social needs and daily tasks at home whereas personal care is support with daily living such as bathing or dressing.
- What does a companion do?
Primarily our Care Professionals are there to listen and interact with our clients, providing them with a trusted, friendly face that can ease the feelings of isolation and loneliness you or your loved one may feel.
- When should I or my loved one consider companionship care?
Older adults living alone won’t always need companionship care, it is often most beneficial for individuals who require more social interaction or feel isolated from friends and family.
- How often should I have companionship calls at home?
When you or your loved one need different care and support such as personal care, we will meet with you to ensure you get the support that you need from your Care Professional.
Reach out and talk to the Edinburgh West team today
Enable your loved ones to continue to live their life with the support of the Edinburgh West team. If you would like more information about our high quality Companionship Care service, please call us on 0131 609 0244, or fill out the form below.
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