Active Life

Joining Active Life means that you can live your life to the fullest. Perhaps you would like to get out and about more in your local community, meet new people or discover new hobbies and interests

Our support and activities are all aimed at helping you to continue living independently, as well as keeping your mind
and body active!

All our services are individually tailored to your requirements and are available within a variety of
settings, such as our Day Centres, your home or in your local community.

Our Active Life service also offers activities which cater for people with specific needs including:

• Mental Health Conditions Such as Dementia.
• Physical Impairments e.g Disabilities.
• Learning Disabilities.

Outreach

If you would like a tailor made 1 to 1 service then look no further! Our fully trained staff will visit you in your own home offering support to keep your mind and body active through activities of your choice, whilst enabling you to improve and maintain skills. We can help you access facilities within your community, such as libraries, shops and clubs, support you to undertake leisure activities like swimming, bingo and golf or help you with day to day tasks such as cooking and making appointments.

• Outreach - From £9 per Half Hour Session including VAT

Wellbeing and Activity Centres

All our Centres offer a friendly, relaxed atmosphere with professional, fully trained staff. They provide an opportunity to meet and socialise with other people in a friendly, safe environment and offer a variety of stimulating activities to help retain and improve existing skills and to increase physical and mental activity. Staff can also help with personal care and mobility support if required.

Most activities will be in small group sessions and include arts and crafts, gardening, aromatherapy, computer training, exercise classes, board games, outings – to name but a few!

We have several Centres across Mid Essex, in Chelmsford, Braintree and South Woodham Ferrers. You can choose to attend a Centre for any period of time from a one hour session to a whole day.

• Wellbeing and Activity Centres - From £9.60 per Hour Session including VAT.

Home Share

Home Share day support is a service which Essex Cares offers through host carers. Up to three individuals can attend a host carer’s home where they will have the opportunity to:

• Undertake past hobbies and interests, such as art and crafts.
• Socialise and make friends.
• Enjoy a 2 course meal with company.Enjoy games, dance, sing, reminiscence, or just a chat.
• By agreement there may be opportunities to access facilities within your community, including libraries, or local places of interest.

Home Share day support aims to support individuals in retaining or learning new skills in order to remain living independently within their community, as well as giving them the confidence to start enjoying themselves again with the reassurance that someone will always be there. Home Share is particularly suited to individuals who have low/moderate needs & who may have recently moved to the area or have been recently bereaved or live on their own & need help to reduce social isolation.

• The price is £34.50 per day including VAT.
• There will also be an additional cost of £4.50 to pay direct to the host carer each day you attend, to cover the cost of a lunchtime meal.

Customers also need to arrange their own transport to & from the host carer.

If you are interested in any of our HomeSafe products and services call 0845 835 0150 to book an assessment.