“ERCA has given my mother a sense of purpose and enjoyment by taking her out to places she wouldn’t have otherwise got to. Given that she has a variable mobility and an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, mum’s wellbeing has been sustained above all the odds against her. 

As dad says after mum has been out with a support worker ” she comes back a different woman” ! Mum has two support sessions a week and appreciates the variety.

Shopping, parks, Maldon, garden centres, museum, grocery stores, medical appointments and the cinema. Anywhere Mum chooses. This keeps mum active and interacting, not only with the kind and friendly support workers but also Society in general. 

She looks forward to her sessions and we the family benefit from the respite, safe in the knowledge mum is enjoying the support. Our wellbeing also benefits from the breaks and support given directly also to the family.

We have used the service for over a year now and it has been our main support. We wouldn’t have been able to look after mum at home without the sessions each week. Without it mum ‘s wellbeing wouldn’t be as good as it is and neither would that of the family. Superb support at a difficult time with long term memory issues. Support workers have also been able to give us concern and identify changes in ability which is useful to feed into medical services. It is invaluable to have the perspective from them.”