{"id":334771,"date":"2025-10-01T11:38:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T11:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/?page_id=334771"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:51:10","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"page-banner hero-banner responsive-banner-block_8d1b7fb6671e70ccca163425f4e71b5c image-focal-point-right\"\n\t\t style=\"--hh-banner-overlay: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.3) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 60%);--hh-mobile-banner-overlay: linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,0.3), rgba(0,0,0,0.3));\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex flex-column gap-s col-lg-6 justify-content-center py-lg-11xl py-4xl align-items-lg-start align-items-center min-h\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"text-white fw-bold m-0 text-6xlarge text-shadow-hard text-lg-start text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout us\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x744_5.webp\" class=\"hero-lcp-image\" alt=\"About us\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1200px) 968px, (min-width: 992px) 968px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x744_5.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x744_5-300x87.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x744_5-1024x298.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x744_5-768x223.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x744_5-1536x446.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x744_5-2048x595.webp 2048w\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"container my-md-11xl my-2xl\">\n    <div class=\"row flex-row gap-lg-11xl gap-m\">\n        \n        <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n                <div class=\"d-flex flex-column gap-lg-l gap-m\">\n\n    \n        <!-- Column 1: Text -->\n                    <h2 class=\"text-purple fw-bold text-start text-4xlarge m-0\">Who are Helping Hands?<\/h2>\n        \n                    <p class=\"text-purple-dark fw-medium text-2xlarge m-0 text-start\">We are a leading national home care provider helping people live well in the homes and communities they love.<\/p>\n        \n    \n                    <div class=\"acf-wysiwyg-reset text-start\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Over more than three decades, we\u2019ve cared for tens of thousands of families, tailoring our care to meet the needs of each and every person with dedicated, personalised support.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text selected md:basis-full md:col-span-1 \">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-8\">\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Our trusted\u00a0<a href=\"\/home-care-services\/\">home care<\/a>\u00a0is delivered by a wonderful team of knowledgeable registered care managers, professional carers and specialist nurses. They work closely together to deliver the high standard of care and service our customers and their families deserve and expect.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image md:basis-full md:col-start- md:col-span-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n\n        \n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                    <!-- Column 2: Media -->\n            <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"w-100 h-100 position-relative overflow-hidden rounded-4 hh-defer-wrap\">\n                        \t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_11-1024x1024.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_11-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_11-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_11-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_11-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_11-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_11-2048x2048.webp 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"100vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A carer in a purple uniform smiles warmly at a person in bed, creating a comforting and supportive atmosphere in a softly lit room.\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-fluid w-100 rounded-4\"\n\t\t\t\tloading=\"eager\"\n\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t                        <div class=\"hh-skeleton rounded-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                \n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<!-- Block Container -->\n<div id=\"hh-container-block_241bde9d9217b7f9a0c7a4d69c02a203\" class=\"hh-container text-start container-fluid\" style=\"\">\n    \n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-0feea17d mt-md-11xl mt-2xl d-flex flex-column justify-content-center align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e9e7c284 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center align-items-center  gap-lg-l gap-m\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center text-purple fw-bold text-6xlarge m-0\">Widely-trusted home care services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center text-purple-dark fw-medium text-2xlarge m-0\">We\u2019re delighted to be rated Excellent on Trustpilot.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center fw-light text-large m-0 p-0 text-dark\">Thousands of our customers and their families have shared their stories about how our care makes a difference to their lives.&nbsp;We have more&nbsp;reviews than any other home care provider. From compliments praising the quality of care to comments on the kindness of our carers,&nbsp;read more&nbsp;about what our customers really think.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <!-- Allows nested blocks inside the container -->\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- Block Container -->\n<div id=\"hh-container-block_69f58b9eddb772fce055c6f2eb43e9ed\" class=\"hh-container text-start custom-container-1320\" style=\"\">\n    \n\n<style>\n.powered-by-es.es-summary-slider {\n    display: none !important;\n}\n.es-verified-by-element .es-verified-by-element-text-light {\n    display: none !important;\n}\n.es-verified-by-company {\n    display: none !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"embedsocial-widget\" data-ref=\"c22ce0609811343eb8d0db80a12f2992\"><\/div>\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() {\n    (function(d, s, id) {\n        var js;\n        if (d.getElementById(id)) { return; }\n        js = d.createElement(s);\n        js.id = id;\n        js.src = \"https:\/\/embedsocial.com\/cdn\/aht.js\";\n        d.getElementsByTagName(\"head\")[0].appendChild(js);\n    }(document, \"script\", \"EmbedSocialWidgetScript\"));\n});\n<\/script>\n\n <!-- Allows nested blocks inside the container -->\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"container my-md-11xl my-2xl\">\n    <div class=\"row flex-row gap-lg-11xl gap-m\">\n        \n        <div class=\"col-lg-7 col-12\">\n                <div class=\"d-flex flex-column gap-lg-l gap-m\">\n\n    \n        <!-- Column 1: Text -->\n                    <h2 class=\"text-purple fw-bold text-start text-4xlarge m-0\">What we do<\/h2>\n        \n        \n    \n                    <div class=\"acf-wysiwyg-reset text-start\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019re here to support people to live well in the place they love most \u2013 home. Whether it\u2019s regular visits to help with day-to-day activities or 24-hour\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/live-in-care\/\">live-in care<\/a>\u00a0for those who need round-the-clock support, we\u2019re by your side.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"none\">From help getting into and out of bed and with discreet personal care to support with cooking and housework, our care is tailored to suit the needs of every person.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We also support people with a range of medical conditions. 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align-items-start\">\n                        <svg class=\"hh-icon h1 m-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color: #826B99\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#opened-quote--custom\" xlink:href=\"#opened-quote--custom\"><\/use><\/svg>                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"px-lg-3xl px-md-2xl px-xl d-flex gap-lg-l gap-s flex-column justify-content-center align-items-center\">\n\n                        <!-- Quote Text -->\n                        <p class=\"fw-bold m-0 text-3xlarge text-purple-dark text-center\">\n                            We have tried various care companies over the years, but nothing comes as close to perfection as Helping Hands has been in the past 5+ years.                        <\/p>\n\n                        <!-- Quote Name -->\n                                                    <p class=\"fw-semibold m-0 lh-1 h5 text-purple-dark text-center\">\n                                Andy,  Customer                            <\/p>\n             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\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Companionship_2560x2560_3.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Companionship_2560x2560_3.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Companionship_2560x2560_3-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Companionship_2560x2560_3-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Companionship_2560x2560_3-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Companionship_2560x2560_3-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Companionship_2560x2560_3-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Companionship_2560x2560_3-2048x2048.webp 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"100vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"An older woman with blonde hair and a blue cardigan smiles whilst sitting at an outdoor table with a pink potted plant, talking to another person holding a mug.\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"position-absolute top-0 start-0 w-100 h-100 object-fit-cover rounded-4\"\n\t\t\t\tloading=\"eager\"\n\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t                        <div class=\"hh-skeleton rounded-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        \n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"container my-md-11xl my-2xl\">\n    <div class=\"row flex-row gap-lg-11xl gap-m\">\n        \n        <div class=\"col-lg-7 col-12\">\n                <div class=\"d-flex flex-column gap-lg-l gap-m\">\n\n    \n        <!-- Column 1: Text -->\n                    <h2 class=\"text-purple fw-bold text-start text-4xlarge m-0\">A message from Emma Pearson, Chief Executive  <\/h2>\n        \n                    <p class=\"text-purple-dark fw-medium text-2xlarge m-0 text-start\">At Helping Hands, our purpose is simple: helping people live well in the homes and communities they love.<\/p>\n        \n    \n                    <div class=\"acf-wysiwyg-reset text-start\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We do this by listening closely to customers and families, taking the time to understand individual needs and what truly matters, keeping everyone involved and informed every step of the way.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:30,&quot;335559737&quot;:30,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Helping Hands continues to be a leader in professional home care, with customer reviews consistently rating us as Excellent across all our services, from a half an hour visit to live-in care.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:30,&quot;335559737&quot;:30,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n\n        \n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                    <!-- Column 2: Media -->\n            <div class=\"col-lg-5 col-12\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"w-100 h-100 position-relative overflow-hidden rounded-4 hh-defer-wrap\">\n                        \t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Emma-Pearson-1-1-1024x1024.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Emma-Pearson-1-1-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Emma-Pearson-1-1-300x300.webp 300w, 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mt-lg-l mt-m\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 acf-wysiwyg-reset\">\n                <p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"\/about-us\/our-carers\/\">Our expert carers<\/a>\u00a0do more than provide practical help at home, they build meaningful relationships, offer companionship, and bring warmth and kindness into everyday life.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">We don\u2019t use any agency staff \u2013 ever, because we believe trust and continuity of service, delivered by Helping Hands trained professionals is at the heart of truly great care.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">By supporting our people, we empower them to care at their best, focus on our customers and ultimately deliver our purpose, that most special of roles; helping people live well at home and in the communities they love.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n<div 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As more people needed support, Mary employed more carers from the local area \u2013 ensuring each person who joined her mission encompassed the Helping Hands way, always acting with kindness to help people live their lives in the way that suited them.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Over the years, with a growing reputation for delivering high-quality care at home, Mary\u2019s<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">two sons, Tim and Ben, joined her in helping run the business. Mary continued to work at Helping Hands until her retirement in 2007. 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