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Respite care
is a care arrangement that is different from the day-to-day situation.
Respite care can mean a change in either the care setting or the people
who provide care services.
Respite gives a break, both to the person receiving care and person(s)
providing support, in a home care or community care setting.
Respite care can be arranged by the social services or social work
department, the health care service provider, or family and friends.
Either the person providing or receiving care may be able to go to another
place. The person receiving care may find it stimulating to go somewhere
else. Or, the person providing care may enjoy staying in another place.
Respite can take place for weeks, weekends, or at nighttimes. Respite
arrangements vary according to personal needs and local policy.
Respite care may be provided in either a local care home or in another
county. Respite care can be used so that people can enjoy being with
people who cannot visit often. Respite can give someone a totally
different landscape to home.
The social services department or health care provider may pay for all or
some of the respite care costs. Or, you, your husband or wife may need to
pay some or all of the costs.
This break is a benefit to all people involved in the care environment.
Consider the needs and wishes of everyone when making arrangements.
Caregivers and people receiving care can receive vouchers for short term
respite breaks. Local authorities can provide vouchers. Respite vouchers
provide more freedom to choose when and where to take a break.
Tell the care manager a couple of months before respite is needed. This is
especially important for when respite is planned to last longer than a
week.
Reprinted with permission from Caring Matters.
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If children live
with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves.
If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence.
From Children
Learn What They Live, Dorothy Law Nolte |
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