Low cost accommodation in St Albans AL1

A friendly older lady with poor short-term memory is seeking a Sharer for her home to give her a mix of 15 hours’ help and company each week in exchange for the low-cost accommodation.

She would value and enjoy the friendly reassurance and company of having someone around her home in the evenings and overnight. She would also appreciate some general practical help around the home such as picking up shopping, cooking and sharing four meals each week, light cleaning and tidying, carrying heavier items, and ad hoc practical help and errands as may be needed. She has a carer and her family also support her.

The accommodation on offer is a furnished double bedroom with built-in wardrobes and use of its own bathroom. There is also an additional room that could be used as a study.

The property is in an excellent location 1 mile from St Albans City Centre (approx. 20 mins walk), 1.2 miles from St Albans City Station (25 mins walk) and ½ mile from St Albans Abbey Flyer Station (10-15 mins walk). There is parking available.

A retired reflexologist, the lady enjoys listening to music, reading the iPaper, watching films (such as Harry Potter), doing jigsaw puzzles and playing games. They go to quite a few activities during the week and have lots of friends and family visiting.

As a Sharer you are free to work or study as long as you have enough spare time to give the agreed level of company and support. The ideal Sharer will be a positive, friendly, kind, helpful and reliable non-smoker who ideally shares some of the person’s interests.

If you are interested, please email a little information about yourself, your hours of availability, if you can commit for at least a year, and why you are interested in, and think you may be suitable for, this share. We can then give you more details about this specific situation.

£165 per month plus contribution to household bills (£65 per month).

Council tax band – E

We are a Homeshare agency specialising in finding Sharers for people who have a spare room and would welcome and benefit from some company and practical help. As a Community Interest Company, the monthly payment goes towards the running of the scheme.