Companion Care Worker — duties and responsibilities

• Preparing breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks
• Cooking fresh, nutritious meals to your preferences
• Simple meals and drinks throughout the day
• Making tea, coffee and juice, and encouraging regular drinks
• Helping with meal planning and creating shopping lists
• Preparing meals in advance where requested
• Checking food dates and disposing of out-of-date food
• Supporting your normal eating routine
• Cleaning the kitchen after preparing meals
• Washing dishes and loading or unloading the dishwasher
• Storing food appropriately and keeping preparation areas clean

• Reminding you when it is time to take your medication
• Prompting you to take your own medication
• Reminders as part of your normal routine
• Helping keep track of medication times
• Reporting a missed or refused dose to the agreed family member or professional
• Collecting prescriptions where specifically agreed and appropriate
• Helping maintain a consistent medication routine

We do not administer medication, handle doses, or make decisions about medication. We provide reminders and prompting only.

• Vacuuming, sweeping and dusting
• Wiping down surfaces and cleaning kitchen worktops
• Washing dishes and clearing up after meals
• Keeping commonly used areas tidy
• Changing bed linen and making beds
• Washing, drying, folding and putting away laundry
• Taking out rubbish and recycling
• Cleaning the bathroom and toilet as part of general household cleaning
• Reporting household maintenance issues or safety concerns

• Creating shopping lists
• Accompanying you to the supermarket or local shops
• Carrying shopping bags and putting shopping away
• Completing grocery shopping on your behalf where agreed
• Purchasing household essentials
• Collecting prescriptions where appropriate
• Returning or exchanging everyday household items
• Helping organise grocery and household deliveries
• Collecting post and parcels, and small everyday errands

• Friendly company during every visit
• Sitting down for a cup of tea and a conversation
• Listening and chatting about family, hobbies, interests and memories
• Reading books, newspapers or magazines together
• Watching television or films together
• Cards, board games, puzzles and crosswords
• Looking through photographs and sharing memories
• Encouraging hobbies and interests
• Helping maintain contact with friends and family
• Helping make telephone or video calls
• Company that helps reduce loneliness and isolation

• Going for walks together
• Visiting local cafés for lunch or a coffee
• Shopping trips together
• Visiting parks, gardens, libraries and community centres
• Accompanying you to social clubs, activities and community events
• Visiting friends or family together
• Company when attending everyday appointments or activities

• Helping you remember upcoming appointments
• Adding appointments to calendars or diaries
• Helping organise transport
• Accompanying you to appointments where agreed
• Company while waiting
• Helping organise documents or information to take with you
• Helping you remember the questions you want to ask
• Passing on concerns to the appropriate family member or professional where authorised

We do not provide medical advice, diagnose conditions, make clinical decisions or carry out medical procedures.

• Organising cupboards and everyday household items
• Keeping frequently used areas tidy
• Organising shopping and household supplies
• Helping sort post, paperwork and diaries
• Creating shopping and household lists
• Helping prepare the home for visitors and social occasions
• Watering household plants
• Putting bins out and bringing them back in
• Other small, reasonable household tasks

• Feeding pets and refreshing water
• Letting pets into the garden
• Taking a dog for a suitable walk
• Cleaning pet feeding areas
• Arranging or reminding you about veterinary appointments
• General companionship for household pets

• A warm and reassuring presence
• Listening, encouragement and conversation
• Helping maintain familiar routines
• Encouraging hobbies and interests
• Helping you feel less isolated
• Reassurance during everyday activities
• Supporting confidence and independence
• Treating you with dignity, patience, kindness and respect

• Encouraging you to stay involved in your own daily life
• Supporting you to make your own choices
• Helping rather than unnecessarily taking over tasks
• Encouraging hobbies and activities
• Supporting you to keep visiting the places you enjoy
• Helping maintain familiar routines
• Encouraging safe participation in everyday household activities
• Supporting connections with friends, family and the wider community

• Being alert to obvious changes in general wellbeing
• Noticing if you seem unusually unwell, distressed, confused or unsettled
• Reporting concerns to the agreed family member, coordinator or professional
• Noticing obvious household hazards such as spills, clutter or blocked walkways
• Keeping frequently used areas clean and tidy
• Following agreed emergency procedures
• Contacting the appropriate person if an urgent concern arises

We do not provide medical assessment or clinical care. Our role is to notice concerns and report them appropriately.

• Simple records of visits and activities completed
• Recording meals prepared
• Recording relevant medication prompts
• Recording shopping or errands completed
• Reporting any concerns or unusual changes
• Communicating appropriately with family or the nominated contact
• Following the agreed support plan
• Maintaining confidentiality and professional boundaries