About Steady Companion
Support that helps you do more
Steady Companion from CaringStay provides calm, practical, non-medical support for people who need someone beside them for appointments, recovery, travel, outings, or the everyday things that can feel harder to manage alone.
What we do
Helping you live life on your terms
Steady Companion is here to lend a friendly hand and help with care, thoughtfulness, and practical support.
We help people move through life with more confidence — whether that means getting to a medical appointment, coming home safely after a procedure, travelling in a way that feels familiar, or simply getting out again.
This is not medical care. It is steady, capable support from someone who understands how much difference the right presence can make.
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Calm, practical help. Always beside you.


From Lizzie
I understand how much difference the right support can make
Having lost much of my walking ability due to MS, I understand how much difference the right support can make.
I know the reassurance of having someone beside you. Someone who offers an arm to lean on, carries the bags, steadies your step, and helps you move forward with confidence.
Mobility is at the heart of so much. Without support, even simple things can begin to feel difficult or out of reach. With the right support, they become possible again.
"Steady Companion is here so you don’t have to manage alone."
Lizzie Scott
Founder, Steady Companion from CaringStay
Our companions
Good, willing supporters
Our companions come from many different backgrounds. Some have medical or caring backgrounds; most do not.
What matters is that they are kind, reliable, respectful, and able to provide calm, practical support when it is needed.
They are there to help without taking over. To stay beside you without being intrusive. To support your independence while helping the day feel easier.
- Carefully selected companions
- Identity checked
- Ministry of Justice checked
- Clear Code of Conduct
- Respectful, practical, non-medical support

Trust and reassurance
Calm, respectful support at your pace
We work with care, clarity, and respect for your independence. Our role is to provide practical, non-medical companion support — not nursing care or medical treatment.
That might mean travelling with you, staying with you during an appointment, helping you understand or note down information, getting you home safely, or making sure you are settled afterwards.
For overnight support, companions are prepared with basic first aid awareness, so they can respond calmly and appropriately if needed.
- We organise support from pick-up to safe return home
- We stay by your side, calm, present, and attentive
- Support is tailored to you, at your pace
- We provide reassurance for you and your family
- We work within clear, non-medical boundaries
Support that helps you do more
Tell us what you are looking for: when and where.
We will help you work out what support makes sense.
- phone021 090 29570
- maillizzie@caringstay.co.nz
