Company is a form of care
When someone stops driving, loses a spouse, or watches their circle of friends shrink, the hours stretch out. Meals get skipped because cooking for one is not worth it. Hobbies get put away. Phone calls with family get shorter because there is nothing new to report.
A companion caregiver interrupts that pattern. Conversation and shared activity are the point of the visit, not something squeezed in around chores.
