B&Q Braintree

Essex Dementia Care is a small local Essex based charity with over fifteen years’ experience helping people with dementia continue to live active and fulfilling lives, keeping them out of full time care for longer. As part of the service, EDC also provide valuable support and respite to family carers. Our One2One ‘Memory Companion’ service is tailored to the individual’s personality and needs, enabling them to maintain a sense of well-being and independence for as long as possible. We also run several activity groups that are designed to support different stages of the dementia journey within a social setting. Our services have also proven invaluable for providing care givers with much-needed respite. Our One2One ‘Memory Companion’ service is tailored to the individual’s personality and needs, enabling them to maintain a sense of well-being and independence for as long as possible. We also run several activity groups that are designed to support different stages of the dementia journey within a social setting. Our services have also proven invaluable for providing care givers with much-needed respite. The ’Every Day Counts’ groups support people in the earlier stages of dementia whilst the Oasis groups have a gentler schedule suited to those whose dementia has progressed further. Activity groups are held at Bradwell, Braintree and at Sandon, Broomfield, Writtle and Chelmer in Chelmsford. Although EDC do charge for services, the charges do not cover the full cost of providing the service and EDC do ask for support with surplus food and donations to assist with the cost of providing the services. We offer a FREE ‘Taster Day’ for new clients at our activity centres and alternatively a FREE two hour One2One session so that people can see if service is right for them.

We support people that have been homeless with mental health issues to learn the skills they need to move forward with their lives. This is every aspect of independent living from sustaining a tenancy, living and budgeting skills, future employment , Mental and physical wellbeing and signposting to other services that may provide support. We also support them to get access to social housing and support them with the process from first applying to eventual move on making sure they have all the necessary skills to make a success of their future.

To relieve the condition of disadvantaged persons in mid-essex experiencing difficulties with homelessness, joblessness, substance misuse, physical and mental health problems, learning difficulties by the provision of support services to assist them in maintaining normal relationships with and within their community.