In Home Support: Companionship support aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people receiving support by assisting the person to engage in social activities, hobbies and pastimes in their home.
All support activities must be completed by 8pm, please don’t request support after this time.
In Home Support includes the following activity:
To make a referral, call 0808 196 3382 or make a referral online[2].
Page last reviewed: 05 June 2024
Volunteers support people by assisting them to take part in social activities, hobbies and pastimes. Examples of the support volunteers can give to people includes helping them to do some baking, assisting them with using technology to keep in contact with others, or offering companionship to individuals with limited social interaction. Companionship volunteers will support people to participate in activities but will not be able to complete activities on behalf of the person requiring support.
The volunteer support for this activity is available either as a one-off or once a week for a maximum of 6 weeks and will take place in the person’s home.
This is available for professional referrals only in the following locations:
Please ensure you have also read the programme referral criteria[3] and that the person meets this criteria before making a referral.
Page last reviewed: 12 August 2024
Page last reviewed: 05 June 2024