Companionship Care in Swindon and Vale of White Horse

FAQs

• Which towns and postcodes do the Swindon and Vale of White Horse team service?

  Our office provides care for people at home in the following areas:

  Swindon, Wantage, Royal Wootton Bassett, Old Town, Faringdon, Highworth, Penhill, Lower Stratton, Wroughton, Park South, Pinehurst, Gorse Hill, Park North, Moredon, Kingshill, Upper Stratton, Walcot East, Liden, Covingham, Cricklade, Taw Hill, Grange Park, Purton, Okus, Oakhurst, Eldene, Haydon Wick, Redhouse, Lawn, Abbey Meads, Duxford, Watchfield, Blunsdon St Andrew, Walcot West, Shrivenham, Westlea, Stanford in the Vale, Chiseldon, Coleview, Wanborough, Croft, Tadpole Garden Village, Peatmoor, Wichelstowe, Ashton Keynes, Middleleaze, East Hendred, Broad Blunsdon, Grove, Badbury Park, Lydiard Millicent, East Hanney, Ridgeway Farm, South Marston, East Challow, Uffington, Greenbridge, Letcombe Regis, Broad Hinton, Childrey, West Hanney, Dorcan, Longcot, Charlton, Littleworth, Overtown, Sparsholt, Shaw, Buckland, Liddington, Latton, West Hendred, Broad Town, Kingsdown, Hinton Waldrist, Ardington, Charney Bassett, Leigh, Church End, Fernham, Great Coxwell, Freshbrook, Stanton Fitzwarren, Purton Stoke, Shellingford, Hook, Denchworth, Kingston Lisle, Fawley, Draycot Foliat, Marston Meysey, Castle Eaton, Goosey, Winterbourne Bassett, Winterbourne Monkton, West Challow, Tockenham, Woolstone, Letcombe Bassett, Buscot, Bushton, Sevenhampton, Ashbury, Coleshill, Hinton Parva, Green Hill, Baulking, Farnborough, Little Coxwell, East Lockinge, Hannington, Thornhill, Hook Street, Bow, Badbury, Westcot, Clyffe Pypard, Gainfield, Hatford, Vastern, Bishopstone, Eaton Hastings, Greatfield, Rodbourne, Uffcott, Fawler, Bourton, Idstone, Lyford, Foxhill, Carswell Marsh, West Lockinge, Berwick Bassett, Medbourne, South Fawley, Water Eaton, Pusey, Hodson, Elcombe, Toothill, East Ginge, West Ginge, Hannington Wick, Knighton, Inglesham, Buckland Marsh, Compton Beauchamp, New Town, The Pry, Cheney Manor, Nythe, Restrop, Haydon End, St Andrews Ridge, Broome Manor, North Wroughton, Westmead, Kingsgrove, East Wichel, Hillmead, Stratton St Margaret, West Leaze, Lydiard Plain, Pavenhill, Kitford, Ardington Wick, Betterton, Kingston Winslow, Tadpole, Widham, Lydiard Green, Lower Salthrop, South Leaze

  If your town doesn’t appear above please check the postcodes below to see if we cover your area:

  SN1 1, SN1 2, SN1 3, SN1 4, SN1 5, SN1 7, SN1 4, SN2 1, SN2 2, SN2 5, SN2 7, SN2 8, SN3 1, SN3 2, SN3 3, SN3 4, SN3 5, SN3 6, SN4 0, SN4 7, SN4 8, SN4 9, SN5 0, SN5 3, SN5 4, SN5 5, SN5 6, SN5 7, SN5 8, SN6 6, SN6 7, SN6 8, SN7 7, SN7 8, SN25 1, SN25 2, SN25 3, SN25 4, SN25 5, SN25 6, SN26 7, SN26 8, OX12 0, OX12 7, OX12 8, OX12 9

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• Is Home Instead Swindon and Vale of White Horse a locally owned home care organisation?

  Home Instead Swindon and Vale of White Horse 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.

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• 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.