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Looking at taking some time off over the festive season?

Let our dedicated care team provide a helping hand during the holidays with specialist short-term care, also known as respite care.

The nation’s most trusted!

With a Trustpilot rating of Excellent, Helping Hands is the nation’s most trusted care provider. For over 35 years, we’ve supported thousands of families, providing professional, compassionate care in the comfort of their own homes.
16 days ago
Team lincoln you are all amazing thank you for loo...
Julie holroyd
Team lincoln you are all amazing thank you for looking after my dad all the staff are so kind supportive well organised on ...
18 days ago
Helping hands your all amazing thank you for looki...
Julie holroyd
Helping hands your all amazing thank you for looking after my dad all the staff that have vist are super kind and supportive
19 days ago
Lincoln you are all amazing what a team thankyou...
Julie holroyd
Lincoln you are all amazing what a team thankyou from the bottom of are hearts Holly calley and the rest of the carrers th...
25 days ago
I just want to give a shout out to Hayley,the mana...
Tracey Radwell
I just want to give a shout out to Hayley,the manager at Horley. She is a great boss and will go all out to help her girls,a...
25 days ago
Absolutely love working for helping hands crawley ...
Christine Grant
Absolutely love working for helping hands crawley - the manager and staff are all amazingly supportive and make working as pa...
32 days ago
I want to thank the staff at Wimbledon branch for ...
Hilary Wilkinson
I want to thank the staff at Wimbledon branch for the help they have given me for my partner Stanley Green. We have only rece...
45 days ago
Carer Eva came today fantastic thank you and t...
Lord David Haddrell
Carer Eva came today fantastic thank you and the others that are to that I've mentioned no complaints regards LORD DAVID
58 days ago
Cannot fault the care our Mother receives. The ca...
Karen Hodges
Cannot fault the care our Mother receives. The carers are simply wonderful and we feel totally confident Mum is looked after...
66 days ago
Very good service, I really enjoyed my training ov...
Hannah
Very good service, I really enjoyed my training over the past 3 days. Would definitely recommend to those who would like to w...
75 days ago
The office has been fantastic since Faith took ove...
Carol Bunn
The office has been fantastic since Faith took over. She is so efficient, very kind, thoughtful and has a very caring attitud...

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Awaiting a care home placement

Want to be able to enjoy family time over Christmas while you wait for a care home placement?

We know that waiting for a space in a care home can be stressful, especially over the festive period. We’re here to support your family in the meantime, so you can concentrate on enjoying Christmas with your family at home – and we can even help organise your transition into your care home when the time comes.

Explore more ways we can help

Personalised care that fits around your schedule over Christmas, unique to your needs.

A CQC-regulated service

Fully regulated and monitored care services so we’re always on top of our game.

At Helping Hands, we take our service very seriously and are always looking to improve to be the best we can be. Our carers undergo rigorous background checks and receive extensive training. Every aspect of our support is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW), so you know you’re guaranteed an exceptionally high standard of care day in and day out.