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Our ‘Rosy Rota’ Companion Housekeepers Service

There are many elderly and lonely people who are quite able to look after themselves whose quality of life could be improved with the help of a Companion and Housekeeper.

If you wish to remain as independent as you can, and do not want the responsibility and cost of employing your own staff, this is an ideal way of having help in the house from someone who has the knowledge and experience of looking after elderly people.

A Companion Housekeeper is similar to a Carer but is not allowed to provide any personal care, administer any medication or perform any moving and handling.

Our Companion Housekeeper rota operates in a similar way as the Carers Rota.

  • Full details are taken of yourself, your requirements and the type of home assistance you require. This enables us to create an accurate profile so that we can find the most suitable Companion for your requirements.
  • A Housekeeping Plan will then be prepared detailing your specific requirements.
  • We then select 2 – 3 suitable and very capable Companions for you.
  • Staff are usually booked 6 – 8 weeks in advance.
  • Companions are provided with your specific Housekeeping Plan in advance of the engagement.
  • A personal diary is then sent to you and your representative listing the names, dates and contact numbers of the Companions which have been engaged on your behalf.
  • Your diary is updated every month and sent with your invoice.
  • Ideally Companions like to work 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off but they can be booked for longer periods up to a month at a time.
  • You will have 2 – 3 Companions who then rotate on a regular basis.
  • Each Companion will hand over to the next Companion thoroughly; ensuring up to date information has been properly communicated. There is no need for anyone to be there to supervise.
  • We continually keep up to date with any changes in circumstances and reassess needs accordingly.
  • Your details are only divulged to your Companions as required and your personal file is safely and confidentially stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
  • We are here to ensure that everything runs as smoothly as possible and there is a dedicated telephone number for emergencies at weekends.

Permanent Companion Housekeepers

You may prefer to employ a permanent Companion Housekeeper either on a full time or part time basis, if so:

  • CV’s will be sent to you outlining the prospective staff.
  • An interview will then be arranged with any suitable candidates.
  • If the interview is successful, a commencement date and salary will be agreed.
  • There is a trial period of 2 weeks before the engagement is confirmed.
  • We can supply the relevant employment contracts and documentation if required.
  • Registration for Tax and national Insurance can be arranged through our preferred supplier, Nanny/Staff Tax.

Our Companion Housekeepers

Many of our Companion Housekeepers are also Carers who work the ‘Rosy Rota’. Their role is provide Household support as well as companionship. They are not allowed to perform any personal care duties such as moving and handling or administer medication.

As with all our Carers, our Companion Housekeepers are very experienced. Their details are rigorously checked by the Agency. They must have a current CRB (Police Check) issued through the Agency’s Registered Provider, proper identification and at least two written references from previous Employers for whom they have worked for recently.

Staff must provide us with a minimum of:

  • Full details of their work experience or CV
  • Copies of any relevant qualifications
  • At least two written references from recent Employers
  • Two forms of identification
  • They must have a current CRB (Police Check), with our Registered Provider.
Elderly Care Information

We offer a very personal and bespoke service supplying carefully selected Carers and Companions who look after all your needs.

To view more information about our elderly care services click here

Child Care Information

We are members of the Association of Nanny Agencies (ANA) and the British Au Pair Agencies Association (BAPAA).

To view more information about our child care services click here

Household Care Information

We can provide domestic and household Staff on a daily or residential, full time or part time, permanent or temporary basis.

To view more information about our household care services click here

Testimonial

Please pass on our grateful thanks to all your staff that cared for Jill. Thank you is never enough in these circumstances. We have come to know many of the girls who were so kind and generous with their time and care, without whom Jill would have had to be admitted to a hospital or home.

St Albans, Herts

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Dear Emily, Sarah and Trish. Thank you so much for your kind and caring attention through these past years. It is really appreciated. Mum died peacefully in her own bed, thanks to you and the Carers... the most recent of which was one of the very best carers possible. Thank you all.

Tyne & Wear

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I am writing to you to thank you for your letter and condolences. I was very impressed by the professionalism and care everyone I dealt with at Bunbury, including the two Carers that sadly never had the opportunity to look after my father. Thank you for all your help and support at what was a very difficult time for me and my father. With all good wishes.

Oxford

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Dear Mrs Potter, ...I am deeply grateful for all the loving and devoted care that was given to my father over the two years we have called on the Agency for help. I know he appreciated all that was done for him and I am thankful that I arranged the “Bunbury Birds” to look after him.

Denbighshire

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Dear Emily and the “Bunbury Birds”. I am writing to thank you very warmly for all the wonderful Carers you have so kindly supplied to look after my father ...He was so pleased to be able to live in his own home. May I say how grateful I am for all the support and help you have given me ...You have provided a wonderful service.

Leeds

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Dear Emily, Our thanks to all your kind ladies who looked after my mother in her final months. Mother loved her home which she moved into as a new bride in 1938 and it is thanks to the unstinting attention, most kindly given by the Bunbury ladies, that she was able to stay there until her peaceful end. We shall always remember their cheerful diligence and care.

Prestbury

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Dear Emily, I would like to thank you and your team for bringing comfort and happiness to Mum in what turned out to be a very short period of time since joining the ‘Rosy Rota’. As you know I was very apprehensive, wondering whether Mum would cope with the new situation. As it turned out your ladies brought laughter and fun back into her life ...her sparkle had returned.

Didsbury

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The Family and I would like to thank all member of staff and carers of the Bunbury Agency, for the time and trouble they have taken over the past three and half years, to ensure that my parents received the care required to enable them to remain in their own home. This was their strongest desire and with your help we were able to carry out their wishes. Long may your valuable work continue for many years to come.

Aylesbury

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Dear Mrs Potter, Sarah & Beth. I just wanted to thank you for all your help, through good and hard times over the past six years. Not only have you never let us down, but I have felt a very real relationship with you, as though we have been working together to keep things going. This last month has been really difficult for us all, especially seeing my mother declining with increasing rapidity. My great ambition was to keep her in her own home until the end. Without your help this would not have been achieved.

Cumbria

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I am very happy to recommend Bunbury Agency as an effective and responsible organisation.

Cheshire

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I would like to take this opportunity on behlaf of our family to thank you for all you have done in supplying our mother with very caring ladies. They all did thier utmost to make her happy and healthy in her last year.

Preston

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Trish has been the most wonderful Carer for Mum and she was all that I ever wanted from someone for Mum plus a lot more. We were so blessed that she came into our lives! Every day Mum looked forward to her coming and felt so safe and secure when she was around. It is so hard to put all Trish's wonderful qualities into words, but nothing was ever too much for her and when things got hard she was always around to help and do above and beyond what we needed. She looked after us all really! When Mum was in the hospice, she still visited which gave Mum such a boost and I will never forget her kindness in sitting with Mum the night before she died so my brothers and I could go out and have something to eat. When our elderly parents need care it's hard to entrust them to strangers and I hope that there is a "Trish" for me one day! I will never forget her and I can never thank her enough for all she has done. Thank you again for your thoughtfulness and for putting us in touch with such a wonderful person.

Tarporley, Cheshire

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Dear Mrs Green, Thank you so much for your kind letter about my mother Sylvia. She was very well looked after by all the nice Carers you provided for her. Whilst she could be a little insensitive at times due to her dementia I believe, she certainly appreciated their company and the sensitive way they looked after her. Thank you again for all you did for her.

Heswall, Wirral

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Dear Mrs Green, Thank you very much for your letter and your kind thoughts following the death of my sister. You did indeed supply three Carers for her in September and October. We were very happy with Margaret and Alex was superb in every way and did so many extra things to improve my sister's quality of life. It must have been very traumatic for her when my sister died, but I am just thankful that she was with someone who was so caring.

Gillingham

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Dear Trish, A personal note of thanks from Sue and myself for all your dedication to keeping things running smoothly at my mother's. It seems a very long time ago since you sent the first Bunbury Carer along. Sue and I have always known that we'd be alright "Trish will sort it out" - somehow!! A very big thank you.

Warrington, Cheshire

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Dear Sarah, Now that the family have made the decision that Mother should stay in the Care Home, I write to thank you and the Agency for all the help and assistance you have given over the years. We have had some "interesting" moments but the Agency has, with very few exceptions, managed to provide care to a very high standard. Please pass on our thanks to the many Carers who have been to my Mother's. Trish continues to provide wonderful support, visiting Mother each afternoon.

Tarporley, Cheshire

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Dear Mrs Green, It is with regret that I write to confirm that we will no longer require the services of your Bunbury Ladies. Most of them have proved excellent at caring for my mother who has not always been the easiest person to look after and they have exercised good sense and discretion in caring for her. As her quality of life has declined, this has been a great comfort to the family. Thank you so much for all the Agency and the Ladies did for her.

Heswall, Wirral