About us
Message from the owner and founder, Delilah Nosworthy
I had a traumatic experience due to a doctor-caused injury during a medical procedure and I was left bedridden for five months. During that time I relied on the kindness of friends to assist with daily living, preparing meals, transport to hospitals and doctors’ rooms, completing the necessary documentation prior to admission to hospital, therapy sessions, companionship, someone to take my Yorkie to the vet and groomer while I was unable to do so, etc.
As I started healing it dawned on me that there must be many people, especially among the elderly who desperately need a helping hand from time to time or on a more regular basis, with personal administration assistance, IT support, attending to the shopping and other errands, someone to talk to the doctor when they’re not feeling well enough to do so, a companion, perhaps even someone to take them for a scenic drive or a trip to the vet when their beloved pets aren’t well and they’re unable to drive them there.
I understand the value of such a helping hand more now since personally experiencing these challenges, and I have a deep desire to help others and want to use and combine the skills and experience I gained before and during my recovery journey to do so. And that is how Diligence on Call was conceived.
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Why use us?
We offer caring personal assistance to all who need it, especially senior citizens and families with children. Our meticulous personal assistance service includes household management, administration, IT support, caring for or mentoring children, taking pets to the vet, running errands, as well as exercise sessions.
With Diligence on Call, you have a trusted friend who will always place your needs first.
DELIGHTFUL
DILIGENT
DETERMINED
Use Diligence on Call for:
Personal administration assistance
IT support
Personal assistance at medical appointments
Tutoring
Exercise sessions
Dog walking
Pet minding/pet visits
Household management
Scenic drives
Pets to the vet
Grocery or other shopping
After-school activities
Childminding

And if you need a few more reasons why to choose us:
Reliable
We take pride in being punctual and will attend to your needs meticulously.
Healthy
We believe exercise has life-changing benefits and will ensure that we give you exercises to match your abilities and needs.
Child-friendly
We believe children are precious and their education and basic needs are imperative, and we understand that parents are busy and sometimes need an extra hand. We do just that and will provide your kids with mentoring and caring, as required, until you get home.
Independence
With Diligence on Call you can decide to go where you want to when you want to – we will deal with the logistics.
Friendly
Our clients often comment that Diligence on Call is like spending time with a loyal friend.
Cost-effective
We will quote an agreed price upfront, based on your needs.
MISSION STATEMENT & RATES
MISSION 1:
We provide a committed, caring, and validated service to anyone, especially seniors, requiring personal assistance in the form of attending to administration tasks at medical appointments/hospitals, shopping, running errands, managing daily schedules, managing communications (phone, tablet, email) and IT support.
OUR SERVICE OFFERING:
- Liaising with medical staff, doctors/family on the client’s behalf, where required
- Personal assistance, including, managing communications, completion of doctor/hospital forms, shopping, running errands, hospital visitation, etc.
- IT support
- Exercise classes (for example, seated and standing exercises, gentle resistance exercises, walking) to seniors at their homes, nursing homes, and retirement facilities
- Dog walking and pet minding (only well-behaved pets)
RATES:
- Personal assistance: variable — depending on the duties required. Rates range from R350 per hour + R5.50 per km if assistance requires commuting (a quote will be provided per the requested list of personal assistance duties)
- IT support: variable — depending on requirements. Rates range from R400 per hour + R5.50 per km if assistance requires commuting (a quote will be provided per the requested list of IT support requirements)
- Exercise classes: R75 per person per 30-minute session
- Dog walking: R80 per small dog per 30-minute session (a quote will be provided for larger dogs)
- Pet minding: variable — depending on the duties required. Rates range from R100 per visit (a quote will be provided depending on pet-minding requirements)
Unfortunately personal care assistance, such as nursing/home caring/lifting/carrying/wheelchair assistance, etc. is not part of the service offering.
MISSION 2:
We provide a trustworthy, caring, safe, and seamless personal assistance service to families requiring a reliable helping hand to assist with kids’ homework/tutoring; childminding; child-appropriate exercise classes; shopping/errands; assisting with the management of daily schedules/household staff.
OUR SERVICE OFFERING:
- Personal assistance, namely, managing daily schedules/household staff; assisting with children’s homework/tutoring; childminding (ages 6 to 10); shopping; running errands
- Child appropriate exercise classes in the safety of their own homes
RATES:
- Personal assistance: variable — depending on the duties required. Rates range from R350 per hour + R5.50 per km if assistance requires commuting (a quote will be provided per the requested list of personal assistance duties)
- Childminding/assistance with homework/tutoring: from R90 per hour (depends on requirements, e.g. childminding or tutoring)
- Exercise classes (for example, walking, shuttle runs, leopard crawls, weight-bearing exercises): R50 per child per 30-minute session (a quote will be provided for specialised/specific exercise requirements)
Childminding and assisting with homework services are only available to children between the ages of 6 and 10.
Cleaning, cooking, laundry, household chores and the like, are not included in the service offering.
*Refer to terms of service for further details.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR SISTER COMPANY
For all your proofreading, copyediting, corporate governance, web development, and digital marketing services, why not visit our sister company’s website anytimeproofreading.co.za
Any Time Proofreading offers professional and meticulous services for various content, including but not limited to:
- Check language and grammar
- Correct spelling (client to advise preference for American or British English)
- Ensure consistent use of terminology, headings, capitalisation, italics, hyphenation, acronyms, abbreviations, punctuation, and numbers (client to advise on the use of the Oxford comma)
- Ensure correct use of apostrophes
- Ensure consistency of font size and type
- Eliminate redundancies and possible ambiguities
- Edit tables, figures, and lists
- Ensure correct word usage (comments will be provided)
- Provide commentary on complex or incomplete sentences
- Ensure correct use of in-text referencing style
- Ensure correct use of referencing style (formatting of the reference list is not included; however, we will edit your reference list if it is already formatted and will provide commentary where required)
- Provide commentary on inaccurate facts or bibliographical information that is discovered while doing research.
- Note: Our service does not include checking for the accuracy of specific facts or bibliographical information.
- Content creation for websites, social media, marketing campaigns, and blog posts
- Preparing board packs and taking minutes at board and general meetings
- Providing corporate governance support and preparing relevant documentation
- Transcription of interviews, meetings, seminars, etc.
- Creating professional CVs and LinkedIn profiles
- Web development
- Digital Marketing
- SEO to drive more organic traffic to the client’s websites
- IT support and training