OUR WORKING PARTNERS

We work with other organisations that support the socially isolated and those with dementia, as well as their carers. This allows us to offer continuity of support as our guests’ needs change by signposting to other valuable services.

Care in your own home

Ascot Care

Founded in 2008, Ascot Care operates across Surrey and Sussex, providing all sorts of different types of live-in care and home support, including night care. It has offices in Horsham, Cranleigh, Haywards Heath and Dorking.

Bertie and Bells Home Care

Bertie and Bells is a small, privately run, Horsham-based company with a family feel. It prides itself on the range and high standard of individualised care and support it provides with its dedicated team of passionate, qualified carers.

01403 599 172 |  care@bertieandbellshomecare.co.uk 

Bluebird Care

Since setting up in 2004, a husband and wife team, Paul and Lisa Tarsey, have built one of the UK’s largest providers of care and support for people wanting to stay in their own home. Options range from check-in visits to full live-in support.

Home Care Companions

Expert introducers to private, high-calibre, live-in carers and companions, this Horsham-based company operates across the UK and prides itself on providing a lower-cost alternative by cutting out agency fees.

Home & Company

Home & Company provides a very personalised approach to support at home across Sussex. We match each client carefully with a member of the team and they become their regular helper whatever is needed, be it shopping and meal preparation, household admin, cleaning and laundry, companionship or getting out and about. Our people come with their car and local journeys are included in the hourly rate. We can offer live-in care if people are needing round the clock assistance. We also have a team of specialists able to provide gardening, handyman, foot care, hair & beauty and other services. For more information call us on 01273 434190 or find us via our website.

Home Instead

This award-winning service operates across all of the UK with 250 offices and is a worldwide, franchised operation. It provides anything from companionship to specialist health care. They aim to find a carer whose personality and interest are complementary to that of their client.

 

Right at Home GF 

Right at Home is a home- and live-in care provider covering Guildford, Godalming, Farnham, Fleet, Farnborough and Aldershot. It offers anything from the occasional home visit for some help around the house, companionship or shopping, right up to full-time, live-in care. Registered to provide personal care and medication support, it is rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Its in-house dementia specialists ensure clients are given the best support and advice. Caregivers are recruited based on their caring nature and ability to relate to other people. They undergo comprehensive training before being matched to a client.

Seniors Helping Seniors

Seniors Helping Seniors is an award-winning elderly care service that provides non-medical, in-home help. What makes it different is that the caregivers are seniors themselves. By carefully matching personality, interests and needs, it also allows friendships to flourish.

This provider works across Canterbury, Thanet, Dover, Sandwich, Ashford, Faversham, Folkestone, GuildfordWokingGodalming, Tonbridge, Sevenoaks, West Malling, Brighton and Hove, basically the whole of the south-east and east.

Rachel Nicolaou |  01483 416653  |  rachel@seniorshelpingseniors.co.uk 

Stay Connected Club

Stay Connected Club run Dementia Day Centres in Battle and North Chailey, East Sussex and are an expanding division of Spring Care PAs a CQC Registered Provider of Home Care and Live-in Care services.  Their small, welcoming and dedicated Dementia Day Centres offer family carers a much-needed break.  Providing a safe, understanding and fun space for those living with dementia, they give carers the chance to recharge and regain time, with total confidence their loved one is in good hands.  Stay Connected Club are an Approved Provider of Day Care services to East Sussex County Council.

01825 704600  |  enquiries@stayconnectedclub.co.uk   |   www.stayconnectedclub.co.uk

Trinity Homecare

Trinity Homecare is a multi-award-winning home care provider offering nationwide live-in care alongside visiting care services in selected areas of the South East of England. With over 30 years of experience helping people remain safe, comfortable and independent at home, Trinity provides support ranging from regular visits for companionship and daily living assistance to bespoke 24/7 live-in care. Regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and rated Outstanding, Trinity delivers compassionate, person-centred care tailored to each individual’s needs.  Clients and families benefit from expert guidance, a highly trained care team and a personalised matching process that prioritises trust, respect and continuity — helping loved ones live well in the familiar surroundings of home.

Trinity Homecare, Central Hous, Worcester Park, Surrey, KT4 8EG  | www.trinityhomecare.co.uk

Care homes

Jubilee House

Godalming’s Jubilee House is part of award-winning provider Care UK. It is one of the country’s most successful care-home operators, with more than 35 years of experience.

Rated outstanding by CQC, Jubilee House provides residential and nursing dementia care, as well as sensitive end-of-life care.

01483 420400│paul.boyce@careuk.com

Birtley House

Established in 1932, Birtley House is a private, luxury, family-run nursing home with a capacity of up to 47 residents. The Victorian building is set within a 48-acre estate in Bramley, Surrey, and boasts stunning gardens, including a kitchen garden, which provides seasonal produce and flowers for the home. There is even Birtley House Honey, courtesy of the hives managed by Surrey Beekeepers, as well as a range of activities and events indoors and outdoors throughout the year.

The Old Rectory

Part of The Geoghegan Group, The Old Rectory is a 36-bed country house set within mature gardens and situated in the heart of the peaceful village of Ewhurst. Converted in 1989, it is managed by Andrew Geoghegan and offers nursing and respite care.

 

Skylark House

Close to the centre of the picturesque town of Horsham, the home boasts a large, secure garden overlooking the riverside walk. There is also a cinema and a bar and delivers residential and dementia  care as well as nursing and short-term respite care.

Other day care providers

Age UK Horsham District Daybreak Services 

Age UK runs weekly clubs for people with dementia who live in the Horsham district. Critically, this also provides respite for carers. Its small and friendly clubs are run by trained staff and volunteers who are dedicated to provide high-quality, engaging activities. The latter are based around individual’s hobbies, interests and abilities. A hot, two-course meal is provided as well as other refreshments.

Mondays, 9.30am-3.30pm, at Lavinia House, Dukes Square, Horsham, RH12 1GZ.

01903 731 800 | 07715521802 | svetlana.dinkovski@ageukwestsussex.org.uk

The Hunter Centre

This charity supports those with dementia in Haslemere and surrounding areas. Everyone who feels they could benefit from being in a small, friendly community which understands the problems associated with dementia is welcome. It operates 10am-4pm on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Most clients have medium to high needs but an assessment is carried out on the first visit for all involved to decide if it is the best place to be.

01428 654710  |  07482 464 322  |  manager@thehuntercentre.co.uk 

The Hub Beeding

The Hub, Beeding is a place that connects people in the communities of Upper Beeding, Bramber and Steyning.

It is the home of the Hub Cafe, where Hub Church meets for worship on Sundays. It is also the base of a number of community-focused initiatives, such as Be Friend Seniors and Friendship Lunches.

 

Cranleigh – Melody Memories

For people with memory problems and their carers, this takes place at Rowley’s Community Centre, Cranleigh, GU6 8NT, on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month from 10.30am until noon. It is led by Barbara, who has many years of experience. The sessions includes refreshments. Contact Carol on 01483 278214 or 07775 865125 for more details. Do stay for snacks or lunch afterwards. You will need to book this on 01483 277155.

 

Cranleigh – Rosemary & Sage Cafe

This takes place on Friday from 10.30am-12.30pm at Rowley’s Community Centre. Leave those experiencing memory problems with qualified carers. Supported by Waverley Borough Council. Please contact Carol by email carol@highedser.co.uk or call 01483 278214 or 07775 865125.

Cranleigh – Memory Lane

Memory Lane welcomes people with dementia and their carers on the first and third Monday each month, 2.15-4.15pm, at the Cranleigh Arts Centre, GU6 8AS. Be welcomed by music from the past and meet people with similar interests over tea and cakes. For more details contact Michael Wild on 01483 274398 or email mamwild@aol.com

More useful contacts

The Clavadel Rehab Centre

Owned by The Geoghegan Group, The Clavadel is a specialist post-operative rehabilitation and convalescent care centre in Guildford.

 

Storrington Community Partnership

This organisation aims to improve and sustain Storrington and surrounding neighbourhoods for the benefit of local people. It brings together local individuals and groups to develop and deliver community initiatives.

 

Careline pendant alarms

The Careline personal alarm allows you to continue to live independently knowing that help is at hand 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Nominated family members, neighbours, friends or the emergency services can be alerted to any problems. It gives you reassurance that help is on its way at the touch of a button. If you live alone, feel vulnerable, live with a disability, are a victim of crime or nervous about having an accident in your home or garden, the Careline personal alarm can help you regain your confidence and peace of mind.

01483 523535  |  careline@waverley.gov.uk

Monetary Solutions

Monetary Solutions provides support for families who are moving a loved one into a care home. Financial adviser Karen MacDonald has more than 30 years of experience. She is accredited by the Society of Later Life Advisers and qualified to advise on later-life planning and equity release. Karen offers advice on future care plans, explaining all the options and implications.

My Future Care

My Future care is an interactive workbook with the information and forms that  help you plan your later life.

Over 70 A4 pages packed with information in order to make, record and share decisions about your future. A one-stop shop for all things related to later life and beyond, from compiling a bucket list to writing a Will, from creating a music play list to considering where you want to live and/or be cared for if you need support, and much, much more. Links provided to further online resources for those wishing to use the internet.