Respite Care

 

Respite care is the temporary or emergency care of an individual with disabilities for the purpose of assisting the family or caregiver. It allows the family time to take care of their own needs with the knowledge that their loved one is being cared for by a qualified and caring respite provider.

Respite care is available to children and to adults whose disabilities developed before the age of 21 years.

There are no fees for respite services.

The following services are available:

Respite care in the home of a fully-trained provider.

Respite care in the home of the child/adult with disabilities.

Day Habilitation - day activities for adults with developmental delays. Activities include swimming, bowling, aerobics, field trips, pre-vocational skill activities and volunteer work. *Participants must be on the Developmental Disabilities (DD) waiver..  All activities will be included on the Individual Service Plan.

Center-based adult respite care program...Tuesdays & Thursdays

 

*Bus transportation for some programs.