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Dementia Care in South Ockendon
Relationship-led and supportive Dementia Care in South Ockendon from compassionate and experienced home care professionals.
Enquire about careThe Home Instead Dementia Care home care team, here to help the South Ockendon community
We understand that dementia care requires both expertise and heart. Our specialised dementia care in South Ockendon is built around respecting each person’s unique journey with the condition while providing tailored support that evolves as needs change. Unlike other providers, we’re proud to be the only home care company offering City & Guilds-Assured Dementia Training to our Care Professionals, giving families genuine peace of mind during challenging times. Every decision we make passes our ‘Mum & Dad’ test – if it’s not good enough for our own parents, it’s simply not good enough for your loved ones.
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Get in touch Why Home Instead Dementia Care may be right for you
Living with dementia can make the familiar seem strange, so staying at home offers crucial stability and comfort. Our care approach recognises memory difficulties might affect tasks like managing medication, preparing meals, or personal care, but these challenges don’t define your loved one. We tailor our support as conditions progress, offering gentle reminders, practical help, and emotional reassurance to maintain dignity and independence wherever possible. Our structured routines establish security, while familiar surroundings trigger important memories that institutional settings cannot replicate.
What we do to care for your loved ones
We offer two types of home care: hourly care, where we visit at set times, or live-in care, where a carer resides in the home. Both are overseen by our care management team and delivered by compassionate Care Professionals. Each care package is made up of a unique mix of services to meet your needs.
Home help & meal prep
Keeping the home environment clean, safe, and nourishing with home-cooked meals.Personal care
Assistance with bathing, dressing, and personal hygiene, always respecting the dignity of your loved one.Mobility support
Helping your loved one move around their home safely, including transfers and positioning.Health appointment management
We support you to attend those important health appointments.Community engagement
We enable you to continue to do the things you enjoy, be it a visit to the garden centre or your local art group.Transportation
Assistance getting you from A to B, whether it be to go visit a friend or help with your shopping.Medication management
Ensuring medicines are taken correctly and on time, supporting overall health.
Home Instead provide first class care. My care professionals are patient, kind and very reliable. I am very happy with the service they provide.
Paul, Client
As I got older, I realised that this service had made me happy in my own home.
Elisie, Client
Tailored Dementia Care in South Ockendon
Our South Ockendon clients benefit from Care Professionals who actively maintain community connections, reducing the isolation that often accompanies dementia. We regularly support visits to local dementia-friendly spaces, where stimulating activities help maintain cognitive skills in a supportive environment. Many clients enjoy our accompanied trips to local shops, where a simple coffee at the local café or a stroll through Thameside Nature Park provides gentle stimulation and a welcome change of scenery. Our Care Professionals are experts at engaging clients in meaningful conversation and reminiscence activities tailored to personal histories or leafing through cherished family photo albums.
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Get in touch Trusted Dementia Care support from experienced home care professionals in South Ockendon
We are led by a team with genuine healthcare expertise and deep local knowledge of South Ockendon and wider Thurrock. Our Co-Director, Gladys, brings her nursing background to oversee complex training for our Care Professionals, ensuring clinical excellence underpins all our dementia support. Dorcas, our Co-Director and Care Manager, combines her experience as a radiographer with years of hands-on Care Professionals work, understanding both the medical aspects of dementia and the practical daily support needed. Jan, our Deputy Manager and Mental Health First Aider, works closely with families to create care plans that reflect individual needs and preferences.
Additional Dementia Care support and activities in South Ockendon
Our local community partnerships strengthen the support we provide to South Ockendon families affected by dementia. We’ve recently launched our Singing for the Brain sessions, running every other Tuesday, providing stimulating activities specifically designed for people at different stages of cognitive change. As active members of the Dementia Action Alliance, we collaborate with other organisations to make our community more dementia-friendly and accessible for everyone. We’ve established strong relationships with local GPs and the dementia crisis team, ensuring a coordinated approach to care that makes a difference in our clients’ daily lives.
FAQs
- Which towns and postcodes do the Thurrock team service?
Our office provides care for people at home in the following areas:
Grays, Stanford-le-Hope, South Ockendon, Tilbury, Chadwell St Mary, Aveley, East Tilbury, West Thurrock, South Stifford, Orsett, Linford, Fobbing, North Stifford, Corringham, Coryton, West Tilbury, Mucking, The Bonners, Kenningtons, Horndon On The Hill, Purfleet-on-Thames, Thames Haven
If your town doesn’t appear above please check the postcodes below to see if we cover your area:
SS17 7, RM20 3, RM16 3, RM19 1, RM15 4, RM16 6, RM17 5, RM20 4, RM20 2, RM16 5, RM15 5, RM18 7, RM20 1, RM16 2, RM17 6, SS17 8, RM16 4, SS17 0, SS17 9, RM15 6, RM18 8
Search here if you cannot see your town or postcode - Is Home Instead Thurrock a locally owned home care organisation?
Home Instead Thurrock is one of 250 locally owned offices that collectively form Home Instead UK. Together, we care for 16,000 clients, delivering one million hours of home care each month. This unique combination of community-focused local offices and the resources of a national network enables us to provide personalised, relationship-led care while leading research and innovation that is transforming the experience of aging. Our services include companionship care, personal care, specialist care (including dementia, palliative, and Parkinson’s), and live-in care.
Search here if you cannot see your town or postcode - What are the benefits of dementia care at home?
With the right care and support, a person living with dementia can be as independent as possible. Dementia home care can enable them to live happily and securely in their own home, in familiar surroundings, surrounded by people they know.
- I have dementia / my loved one has dementia. Can you help me?
Yes. We understand how difficult it can be caring for someone living with dementia but we have years of experience in helping families cope with the situation at home. Our City & Guilds Assured dementia training programme ensures that our Care Professionals are fully equipped to provide exceptional care for individuals living with all types of dementia.
- What is the most common type of of dementia in the UK?
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, followed by Vascular dementia and then dementia with Lewy Bodies.
Discover More - What are some of the possible symptoms of dementia?
- Difficulties with problem solving
- Memory impairment
- Memory lapses
- Struggle to find words
- Difficulty processing information
- Difficulty making sense of what is seen
- Recognising people and places
- Changes in mood and behaviour
- Will my loved one have to give up their pet now they have been diagnosed with dementia?
When someone is diagnosed with dementia, it is often assumed that keeping their beloved pet is impossible. This is not necessarily the case. Studies have shown that pets have actually been known to increase the health of those with dementia while providing them with a friend to spend their time with. Owning a cute and cuddly companion can even be an essential part of their daily routine. Before jumping to any conclusions, it may be beneficial to review all of your options when it comes to this important decision.
An unexpected diagnosis can be frightening or difficult, and some might discover that they want their pet to remain by their side. After considering the following factors, you may find that there are other alternatives to immediately giving up a best friend.
Discover More - How can I help my loved one when they have dementia?
For people living with dementia and Alzheimer’s, lack of stimulation and boredom can be one of the most frustrating things. It’s important to provide activities that engage and bring pleasure to people living with Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Stimulating activities can help keep them in high spirits and prevent them from developing depression, whilst lessening anxiety and irritability.
Activities should aim to:
- Stir memories and allow them to reminisce about their life
- Foster emotional connections with others – contact with others is vital
- Encourage self-expression
- Make them feel more engaged with life
- Help them feel productive
- My loved one with Dementia has begun to develop aggressive behaviour, can you give me any advice?
If you have a relative with dementia – perhaps you are their carer – you may be aware that at some point you might find yourself dealing with aggressive behaviour from them. This is a prospect that many people fear, but there are ways to cope with such challenging behaviours.
Discover More - Are there warning signs that I or my loved one are getting dementia?
The early stages of dementia are not always obvious, and symptoms and problems might develop slowly. To add to these difficulties, early signs of Alzheimer’s and dementia are frequently easy to dismiss as a normal sign of ageing. However, if you know what to look out for, you can keep an eye on yourself and your loved ones and identify symptoms early. This will allow you to get the medical advice early on and work out care ahead of time.
Discover More - This is my loved ones first Christmas after being diagnosed with dementia, is there any advice you can give?
For a person with dementia, Christmas poses challenges that include disruption to a routine, confusing changes to décor and the layout of a home, and the pressure to be social over extended periods of time. When somebody’s memory or cognitive skills are deteriorating, they will find these tasks especially difficult; it is important that they are catered for in the most sensitive ways possible.
By looking at each potential challenge in turn, we have suggested some ways to manage these difficulties and have a successful Christmas without causing your loved one with dementia distress or exacerbating their confusion.
Discover More - What is the difference between dementia and Alzheimer’s disease?
There are many types of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is simply one form of dementia.
Learn More - Where did the name ‘Alzheimer’s’ come from?
Dr. Alois Alzheimer is credited with discovering Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Alzheimer was a well-known and popular German physician and researcher working in the early 1900s. Physicians and scientists at the time had a fascination with the human brain and were studying it to better understand how it worked.
Dr. Alzheimer met Auguste Deter, the first person who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Auguste told Dr. Alzheimer, “I have forgotten myself”. He brought her to the doctor when she started to have memory loss and delusions. Dr. Alzheimer studied her for several years, noting her decline.
Because of Dr. Alzheimer’s discovery, the disease was named after him.
- I have Alzheimer’s disease/my loved one has Alzheimer’s disease. Can you help me?
Certainly. We know how challenging it can be caring for someone living with Alzheimer’s disease, however we have years of experience in helping families cope with the situation at home. Our City & Guilds Assured dementia training programme means our Care Professionals are trained to care for people living with all the different types of dementia.
Reach out and talk to the Thurrock team today
Enable your loved ones to continue to live their life with the support of the Thurrock team. If you would like to hear what clients say about us please take a peek at our Home Care verified reviews. If you would like more information about our high quality Dementia Care service, please call us on 01375803600, or fill out the form below.
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