Welcome to the Relatives & Residents Association (Essex). What's it all about? Watch our videos here -  "Cutting through the jargon" and "It helps to talk!"

Please note - our new website is now operational and all navigational links on pages of this site will transfer you to the corresponding page on the new site.

The Relatives & Residents Association (Essex) is a new initiative which aims to provide information and support to older people and their families and friends on matters relating to residential care and the alternatives to it.

We also aim to help older people achieve the best possible quality of life following admission to a care home and to support care home staff in dealing with matters affecting the needs, rights and quality of life for individual residents.

If you are considering, looking for, or living in a care home; if you have a relative or friend who is doing so, or if you just need specialist information or expert advice about any aspect of residential care, then you are most welcome to ring our Helpline on 0845 017 7720. You will be sure of a warm welcome. The Helpline Manager and his team are there to work with you and, if necessary, help you to decide on the best course of action. The service is free and confidential and we will support you for as long as necessary to deal with the matters you need to discuss.

Visit our new website

We are in process of developing a new website. 

Click here to visit it. 

It already provides updated versions of all the existing content pages found here, and will eventually contain much more additional information.

Please let us know what you think of it using the email address below.

info@relresessex.org