Low cost accommodation in Sturry nrCanterbury CT2

An elderly person with poor mobility and hearing is seeking a Sharer for their home to give them a mix of 15 hours’ help and company each week in exchange for the low-cost accommodation.

This person would value the friendly reassurance and company of having someone around their home in the evenings and overnight. They would also like some general practical help around the home such as picking shopping, cooking four or five simple meals each week, light cleaning and tidying, laundry, carrying heavier items, simple IT (eg using the iPad) and ad hoc practical help and errands as may be needed.

The accommodation on offer is a furnished doubled bedroom and shared bathroom. The home also has a living room/diner, galley kitchen and patio garden. There is parking too. nb it is 55+ accommodation so the Sharer must be aged over 55.

The property is in an excellent location just 5 minutes’ walk from Sturry Station (trains are 4 minutes to Canterbury) and close to buses too. There is a Co-Op five minutes’ walk away. It is in a

The person is a bit forgetful but can hold a good conversation. They were a nurse in the war and have many stories to tell from that time. The enjoy watching the news, good quiz programmes, Call the Midwife, reading the Daily Mail and might enjoy playing a simple card game. They have always been very independent and enjoy their own space, and would appreciate the light help from a Sharer to enable them to remain living as independently as possible.

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. They must be aged 55+.

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 – D

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.