Elderly care

  • Age UK

    Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. They believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this.

    Phone
    0800 055 6112

    Website
    Age UK

  • Dementia UK

    Dementia UK offers specialist one to one support and expert advice for people living with dementia.

    Phone
    0800 888 6678

    Website
    Dementia UK

    Email
    helpline@dementiauk.org

  • The Silver Line

    Free phone support for older people, 24 hours a day.

    Phone
    0800 470 80 90

    Website
    The Silver Line Helpline

  • Helpline Plus

    Helpline Plus provide advice, reassurance and assistance to help customers maintain their independence.

    Website
    www.helplineplus.co.uk

  • Age Concern

    Age Concern are a local independent charitable company limited by guarantee providing services and support for older people.

    Phone
    01206 368420

    Website
    www.ageconcerncolchester.org.uk

    Email
    enquiries@ageconcerncolchester.org.uk

  • Tendring Community Transport (TCT)

    TCT is a well established and accomplished Community Transport scheme, that provides wheelchair accessible, door-to-door transport, for people of all ages who find it difficult or impossible to access conventional public transport.

    Phone
    01255 436 962

    Website
    www.dial-a-ride.org

  • Wheelchair Loan Charity

    Loan a wheelchair.

    Phone
    01206 518524

  • Helpline Plus

    Helpline Plus provide advice, reassurance and assistance to help customers maintain their independence.

    Website
    www.helplineplus.co.uk

  • Helping Hands

    WHH was formed in 2010 as a community help scheme and provides service to the people of Wivenhoe, transporting them to doctors, dentist, hospital, hairdresser appointments, or anything within reason that they need help with. All volunteers are DBS checked and able to claim mileage. WHH are always in need of volunteers, try not to call you more than once a week and any job can be refused without reason.
    The service is financed by donations from clients.

    Phone
    07834452764

    Email
    wivhelpinghands@googlemail.com

  • RSV Vaccination

    RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) is an infectious disease of the airways and lungs. RSV infection often causes symptoms similar to a cold, including:
    cough
    sore throat
    sneezing
    a runny or blocked nose
    It can also make you become wheezy or short of breath and lead to pneumonia and other life-threatening conditions.

    Website
    RSV Vaccine – Older Adults

  • 25 free online classes for seniors

    Learning a new skill or finding your next favourite thing has arguably never been easier. The wealth of free online classes for seniors makes it highly accessible for anyone.

    Website
    www.online-tech-tips.com/cool-websites/free-online-classes-for-seniors

  • Digital literacy in older adults

    Teaching the older generation how to identify fake news.

    Website
    www.longevity.stanford.edu/digital-literacy-in-older-adults

  • Protecting seniors from online scams

    There are many avenues that crooks use against elders, and digital scams are among them. There are things you should know about financial and other scams targeting the elderly including what to look for, how to protect your senior parents, and what to do if they’ve been scammed.

    Website
    www.seniorlifestyle.com/resources/blog/protect-your-parents-from-common-digital-traps

  • Royal Voluntary Service Essex

    Royal Voluntary Service in Essex help older people maintain their independence and stay involved in the local community.

    Phone
    01708 854246

    Website
    www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk

    Email
    essexhub@royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk