What the Opportunity entails:

An intelligent, older lady with good mobility but 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 the friendly reassurance and company of having someone around her home in the evenings and overnight. She would also like some general practical help around the home such as shopping, cooking and sharing four or five meals each week, light cleaning and tidying, prompts and reminders, accompanying on some outings (such as for a walk, or to an art exhibition), and ad hoc practical help and errands as may be needed.

The accommodation on offer is a single bedroom (bed to be bought in discussion with the Sharer) and shared use of the flat’s bathroom, kitchen and sitting room.

The property is in an excellent location in the heart of Camden, just a couple of minutes’ walk from Euston and King’s Cross Station and very near The British Library.

An ex-teacher and fine artist, the lady is quite sociable and enjoys talking and friendly company, going for walks, going to an art exhibition or a cafe, watching some TV, playing Scrabble. She enjoys simple English and Italian-style meals such as pasta, chicken, ham, salads and the occasional roast