Residential Care

Our purpose built complex at Frinton on Sea offers permanent care and short stay accommodation for the visually impaired. Our fully trained staff have many years experience of caring

Day Centre facilities

Our self-contained Day Centre, annexed to our residential home in Frinton, offers the following services:
• Daily luncheon club
• Weekly activities group for the visually impaired
• Monthly social club for the blind
• Available for clubs to book for lunch and/or tea.

Call 01255 673654 for further details.

Telephone Advice Line

Advice and information is only a phone call away. Our staff have a wealth of experience in dealing with the problems facing the visually impaired.

Just call 0870 240 5418

Resource centres

Our network of Resource Centres provides information and advice and has a wide range of visual aids for demonstration. They are operated by staff and volunteers, many of whom have sight problems themselves. For details of venues and opening times please follow this link.

Hospital Eye Clinics Support Groups

Run entirely by volunteers, these groups provide an important service to those attending hospital eye clinics. At a time of great stress our volunteers are able to offer important advice and support and a listening ear whenever necessary.

Home Visiting Scheme

Our Home Visiting Service, launched in 2008, covers the Chelmsford, Tendring, Colchester and Maldon areas. This scheme is run in association with Adult Social Care.

Home visiting in other areas of Essex is covered by Support4Sight and PAVIS. 

Please contact our Helpline for further details.

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Social Clubs

Our network of affiliated social clubs around the County provides a regular source of companionship and activities for the senior citizens who are visually impaired. Contact details for each club are available from our advice line.