Taking away the burden
Our Helping Hands PA service helps you stay on top of the day-to-day, making life more manageable and meaningful.
Our trusted and well-loved personal assistant service ensures that the pressure of routine chores and administration doesn’t overwhelm you or your loved ones.
Available to those over 65 and/or those with a registered disability, we can provide this service in your home, remotely, or a combination of the two, either regularly or as a one-off.
This service is the perfect follow-on from a home move or downsize and many of our clients move seamlessly to having a regular home helper.
We welcome enquiries from adult children who would like help for their parents.
We cover all SW postcode areas as well as parts of West and Central London and some KT and SM postcodes.
Reliable Expert Multitaskers
We can help regularly or as a one-off. Helping Hands are here to assist with everything from ordering your shopping on the computer and booking home repair jobs, to filing paperwork and arranging trips and holidays for you and your family. If it’s on your home to-do list, we will help you get it done.
You will have consistent support by the same person every session (sickness and holidays permitting). All our staff are specially trained, and DBS checked and you can potentially cover the cost with Attendance Allowance.
Meet Ron
Ron shares how he’s benefitted from being a long-time client of our Helping Hands PA Service.
Clare at Helping Hands has been really helpful in sorting out my
R Seymour, Kingston
emails and daily communications as well as running errands when
we need her to. We couldn’t do without her now! We enjoy her
company and would be lost without her!
Examples of Things Helping Hands Can Do
Administration
- Check bank statements and other bills are correct, follow up errors, filing
- Assist with phone calls
- Compose/write emails
- Set up automated repeat prescriptions
- Fill in forms
- Assistance with getting professionals to set up a Will and/or Powers of Attorney
- Help to get Attendance Allowance
- Write and address Christmas cards
- Ensure funeral wishes are documented
- Ensure a file is made of important documents for family/powers of attorney for when the inevitable happens
Digital
- Help get broadband in place
- Set up online grocery shopping
- Mobile and tablet tutorials
- IT security and password support
- WhatsApp, FaceTime and Zoom tutorials
- Facebook/Instagram tutorial
- Purchase hardware for computer
- Order and change printer cartridges
- Swap/replace sim cards
- Update software
- Troubleshoot routers
- Help with financial admin
- Introduction to IT professional if required
- Arrange photo printing services
- Set up digital home assistant
Home
- Change lightbulbs
- Descale kettles
- Arrange household repairs
- Get quotes and liaise with tradespeople
- Be in attendance when work is carried out
- Collate information for large purchases
- Manage utility companies
- Switch utility providers
- Read meters
- Help to renew insurance and subscriptions
- Assistance to renew car insurance and ensure it is taxed and MOT’d
- Complain/advocate on your behalf
- Organise adjustments to your home following hospital discharge
- Find a cleaner
- Find a dog walker
Errands and Miscellaneous
- Get groceries in for hospital discharge
- Get medicines from the pharmacy
- Dry cleaning
- Bank
- Post Office
- Cards and wrapping paper
- Batteries for watches
- Book taxis or other transportation
- Purchase presents for friends and family
- Purchase tickets for days out and theatre
- Organise holidays
Excellent team, very friendly and helpful. Beyond just organising they help me because I live far from my aunt and have to administer everything remotely including bills and the like. It has been a great relief for me to have a trusted team on the ground. It also means that I am kept in the loop with post and everything is sorted when I am able to visit!
Peter, Overseas
Highly recommended.