Family caregivers get ill, need surgery, have their own appointments and occasionally need a holiday. Respite is cover for them, and it is the service families feel most guilty about asking for.
We schedule planned respite from four hours up to several weeks, including overnight sits and full live-in cover. Where we have capacity we take emergency respite inside the same week — call the care line with the dates and you will get a straight answer immediately, not a callback.
The caregiver is briefed from the existing care plan, so the person being cared for keeps their routine even while the usual person is away.
