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Essex Home Help Service

Essex Home Help Service is a registered charity which offers support within the home to the elderly, vulnerable, and carers of loved ones. Services include housework, shopping, prescription collections, companionship and sitting service. The cost of this service is £24.50 per hour for housework and shopping (plus 45p a mile for shopping trips), £27.00 per hour for sitting/companionship. We also offer a free Telephone Befriending service where the same volunteer calls at the same day and time each week to help combat loneliness and isolation.

Remote In-person Home visits Charges apply

Further info

Our service is delivered with dignity and respect at all times. We offer a range of weekly services from housework, shopping and sitting/companionship and our aim is to deliver a high quality service at the lowest possible price. Please note that we do not provide personal care or medication support.

All of our Home Helpers are fully insured, trained, and have completed enhanced DBS checks for your reassurance.  To reassure our clients and their loved ones, all of our Home Helps are all on the vaccination programme. For further information click HERE

Who can use this service?

This is available to all elderly and vulnerable people of Essex. 

How are services delivered?

In your own home.  Free Telephone Befriending service now available. 

 

Locations

Office N, Dutch Barn, Old Farm Park Business Park Ford End, Chelmsford CM3 1LN
Office opening 9.00 am to 4.00 pm Monday to Friday
Remote In-person Home visits

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