Home care agency
Essex Dementia Care
Home care agency in Braintree, Essex
Essex Dementia Care
Home care agency in Braintree, Essex
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- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Essex Dementia Care is a home care agency based in Braintree, Essex, providing dementia care in people's own homes. Founded in 2006, it supports people living with dementia and older people aged 65 and over to stay active and socially engaged. Its specialist practitioners plan activity-based care tailored to each person. Support is available through one-to-one sessions with a dedicated Memory Companion, who helps people return to activities they have long enjoyed but now find difficult, or through group activity sessions led by a skilled group leader.
The agency has been awarded the Inclusive Dementia Community Award. The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, with Good ratings for the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led key questions. The report was published in 2019.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 18 October 2019 · Last inspected 23 September 2019
Inspectors found that the service, which supports people with dementia in their own homes, gave people regular staff who understood how to keep them safe. Staff were recruited safely, received training and support, and visits were reported as reliable with no missed or late calls. Feedback described staff as kind and responsive, with people involved in regular reviews and access to local activities.
- Regular, well-trained staff who understood how to keep people safe
- Reliable visits, with people reporting no missed or late calls
- Kind, caring staff who worked in partnership with people and families
- Good leadership, a positive culture, and staff who felt well supported
- Inspectors recommended that the service explore and record people's end of life preferences
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Care provided
Specialist care
What's nearby
Straight-line distances.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsLimited
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenLimited
- Playing FieldLimited
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsLimited
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysLimited
What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Essex Dementia Care will give you a written quote after a free needs assessment. Check who pays with the funding calculator.
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Local health safety net
Essex Dementia Care is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Broomfield Hospital, 5.4 miles away. The local GP practice is BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE, 2.5 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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