What is Respite Care?
Respite care is care given to a hospice patient by another caregiver so that the usual caregiver can rest. As a hospice patient, you may have one person that takes care of you every day. That person might be a family member. Sometimes they need someone to take care of you for a short time while they do other things that need to be done. During a period of respite care, you will be cared for in a Medicare-approved facility, such as a hospice facility, hospital or nursing home.
Respite care is an excellent ministry for families who have a heart to bless children but who are not able to do foster care full time. Respite care providers are people qualified and trained to provide temporary supervision and care to foster children. Since therapeutic children sometimes have extreme behaviors and emotional needs, foster parents must secure certified respite care for these children, and may not use a babysitter (such as a family member or a friend). Because parenting a therapeutic foster child 24 hours a day, 7 days a week is physically and emotionally challenging, there must be a time to rest and renew yourself and to be with your own biological family. Covenant Kids encourages its families to take advantage of respite care services on a regular basis. Specialized training is required for all respite providers.
Related Questions
- Regarding §748.4267 and §749.2631, how is the respite child-care time limit for a child affected when the child is discharged from one placement and admitted to another in the middle of the year?
- Is the Companion, Roommate, or Respite Care Provider an Independent Contractor or Employee?
- How do I find Intensive Individual Support or Respite workers?
