Inside the house
Cleaning and domestic assistance
Kitchen, bathroom, laundry and the general tidy that makes a place feel like yours.
- Kitchen and bathroom
- Floors and dusting
- Washing put away
What this looks like day to day
Inside the home.
- 01 Kitchen down properly: benches, stovetop, sink, and the dishes that have been staring at you since Tuesday.
- 02 Bathroom and toilet cleaned to a standard you would be happy for a visitor to see.
- 03 Floors vacuumed and mopped, including the rooms that get skipped when someone is doing it quickly.
- 04 Washing done, hung, folded and put away, and the bed linen changed on a regular cycle.
- 05 Bins out on the right night, and the fridge cleared of the things that should not still be in it.
- 06 A tidy before family visit, and the reset afterwards.
Who it is for
Anyone for whom the inside of the house has become the thing that eats the energy. Often people managing pain, fatigue or reduced mobility, older people who want to keep the house they are proud of, and families where a carer is already stretched and the housework is what gives. Bending to a low cupboard, reaching a shower screen, wringing a mop, carrying a full basket up a hallway: each one is small on its own and together they are a whole afternoon gone. If the bathroom is the room you have quietly stopped keeping on top of, you are in the majority.
How Grove delivers it
A regular worker who learns how you like your own house kept, which is the difference between a cleaner and support. Which cupboard the vacuum lives in, how you fold, which mug is yours, whether the ironing matters to you or not at all. Nothing is thrown out, moved or reorganised without asking you first, and a fortnight where you are not up to much simply changes what gets prioritised rather than cancelling the visit.
How we match support workersYour house, your rules
Nothing gets thrown out, moved or reorganised without asking you first, and that holds even when a worker is certain they know better. If a house has got away from someone, which happens to almost everyone at some point, the job is to work through it at your pace and without commentary. Products are yours or ours, whichever you prefer, and we ask about allergies and sensitivities before the first visit rather than after a reaction.
Funded under
Follow a tag for the plain-language version of how that funding pays for this support, and what to do if you are not sure which one you are in.
Where it is available
Three metros and the regions around them. Area pages tell you what support looks like where you actually live.
Questions people ask
If yours is not here, call and ask it. We would rather answer it on the phone than have you guess.
How is this different from a commercial cleaner?
A cleaner works to a checklist and leaves. This is support work, so the same person comes back, knows the house, and can notice that you are having a rough fortnight and adjust what gets done.
How long is a typical visit?
Two hours covers a regular tidy in most homes. A first visit or a catch-up after a while without help usually needs longer, and we will tell you that before we start rather than halfway through.
Can I be at home while the visit happens?
Of course, and most people are. Some like the company and a cup of tea halfway through, some would rather be in another room, and both are completely normal. Tell the worker which one you are and they will take the hint permanently.
What will you not do?
Anything unsafe or specialised: heavy furniture moved alone, biohazard cleaning, pest treatment, mould remediation, work at height. If a visit uncovers something like that, we will tell you and help you find the right trade.
How often should the linen and washing be done?
Most households land on sheets and towels once a fortnight and general washing weekly, but it depends entirely on the house and on whether anyone is unwell. We will set a rhythm with you at the start and change it whenever it stops matching real life.
Tell us what a hard day looks like
That is the whole first conversation. No plan documents, no forms, and an honest answer about whether we are the right fit.