Companionship care
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Personal Care in St Albans
Relationship-led and supportive Personal Care in St Albans from compassionate and experienced home care professionals.
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The St Albans Personal Care team, here to help every step of the way
Sometimes we all need a helping hand with personal care – whether that’s assistance with morning routines, bathing, or getting ready for bed. Our team provides dignified personal care support across St Albans, Harpenden, Radlett and surrounding villages, always taking time to understand what makes you comfortable. We’re proud to be rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC, placing us in the top 5% of care providers nationally – but what matters most is how we make our clients feel. Our hour-long visits mean there’s never any rush, and we make sure you’ll see the same friendly faces who understand your routines and preferences.
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Having someone help with personal care can feel daunting, which is why we focus on building trust and understanding your preferences. We believe small details matter – like knowing whether you prefer a morning shower or an evening bath, how you like your hair styled, or which outfits you feel most comfortable in. Our Care Professionals never rush these important moments. Instead, they take time to support you in a way that maintains your dignity and independence, always respecting your choices and privacy.
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 Personal Care in St Albans
One client recently shared on homecare.co.uk: “Very helpful particularly when showering, following an operation on my foot.” Another wrote: “I have been very happy to have Home Instead caring for me. I have found my carer to be very punctual, friendly and helpful.” These reviews reflect our commitment to providing personal care that’s both professional and compassionate.
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Get in touch Trusted Personal Care from experienced home care professionals in St Albans
Every Care Professional completes comprehensive training in a range of personal care needs, including hands-on training to support people with different mobility requirements. Our team, led by Fiona and Nick Harrall, ensures that all our staff understand the importance of dignity and respect in personal care. We’re particularly proud of our careful matching process – we take time to understand your preferences and routines, then introduce you to Care Professionals who we think will be the right fit for you.
Additional support and activities in St Albans
We’ve built strong relationships with local healthcare providers, including GPs and district nurses, helping us provide well-coordinated support. Our involvement in the community, from our Memory Cafés to partnerships with local health services, means we understand the local support network available to our clients. Whether you need regular personal care or just some extra help while recovering from an operation, our team in St. Albans can work closely with other healthcare professionals to make sure you get the right support.
FAQs
- Which towns and postcodes do the St Albans team service?
Our office provides care for people at home in the following areas:
St Albans, Harpenden, Garston, Abbots Langley, London Colney, Fleetville, Radlett, Marshalswick, Redbourn, St Julians, Wheathampstead, Bricket Wood, How Wood, St Stephens, New Greens, Markyate, Chiswell Green, Southdown, Batford, Leavesden, Park Street, Meriden, Hatching Green, Colney Heath, Milehouse, Nomansland, Sandridge, Bernards Heath, Flamstead, Bedmond, Blackmore End, Kinsbourne Green, Wood End, Smallford, Sleapshyde, Patchetts Green, Sopwell, Letchmore Heath, Aldenham, Frogmore, Tyttenhanger, The Camp, Colney Street, High Cross, Woodside, Townsend, Kingswood, Potters Crouch, Amwell, Waterdale, Ayres End, Roundwood, West Common, Cottonmill, Allied Business Park, Garston Manor, Childwickbury, Serge Hill, Gustardwood, Battlers Green, Winfield Park, Napsbury Park
If your town doesn’t appear above please check the postcodes below to see if we cover your area:
WD5 0, AL5 1, AL1 5, AL3 8, AL5 4, AL1 2, WD7 0, WD7 7, AL2 3, AL4 8, AL5 2, WD25 9, WD25 0, AL3 7, AL1 4, AL4 9, AL1 1, AL3 4, AL5 3, WD25 7, AL1 3, AL2 2, WD25 8, AL5 5, AL3 6, AL4 0, AL3 5, WD7 8, AL2 1
Search here if you cannot see your town or postcode - Is Home Instead St Albans a locally owned home care organisation?
Home Instead St Albans 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 personal care assistance?
Physical help given to a person and prompting of an individual to carry out daily living tasks themselves.
- What are the benefits of personal care assistance?
Promoting good personal hygiene helps to prevent illness and the spread of infection. It also helps maintain self-confidence and dignity.
- Why choose personal care assistance at home?
A familiar care professional matched with you provides personalised care and support to you in your own home in the way you want it to be provided.
- How will I know who is providing my care?
We understand that it can be difficult accepting personal care and that is why you will be introduced to your Care Professionals and they will spend time getting to know you before assisting you with your personal care.
- Will I have the same Care Professional?
At Home Instead we ensure that each client has a small team of Care Professionals in place to provide you with care so you can be confident that you will have continuity from the same Care Professionals.
- How do I know my Care Professional is competent?
At Home Instead, we have a robust approach to ensuring that all Care Professionals have regular observations of practice that we call Support Visits, and assessments of competency for key activities such as handling medication or providing catheter care.
Reach out and talk to the St Albans team today
Enable your loved ones to continue to live their life with the support of the St Albans team. If you would like more information about our high quality Personal Care service, please call us on 01727 895941, or fill out the form below.
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