Care respite is a great opportunity for both the carer and the cared person to get a break from their usual life. Available in a variety of settings, care respite is provided for a specified time period. There are different ways to seek break from caregiving as discussed below:
- Assisted Living care respite: The scheduled time period can range between few days to several weeks where the potential resident can check out whether the provided facilities suit their requirements.
- Carer’s co-operatives provides an excellent opportunity for carers to seek care respite where they can take turns in managing charges of one another in exchange of some time off.
- Options for veterans who are taking care of their spouses. There are different care respite programs designed to provide them time off and some help.
- There are care respite locator services which provides a list of places which offers planned or emergency care respite services.
- Personal care assistants can offer light housekeeping help and other tasks except medical services. However, the arrangement can provide much needed care respite for the caregiver.
