Respite care can enable carers to have some valuable time away from your duties, as well as enabling families to have some time together. It can be the service that saves a carer from exhaustion and breakdown.
Dedicating yourself to looking after someone else’s needs, can be exhausting and your own needs seem to take a backseat, respite can be an incredibly powerful service.
In this section you will find out from other carers what respite has meant to them and how valuable the service is, you will also find out how it can be tailored to meet your needs and how it can take time getting used to the service.
The information contained in this section is meant as general information and is based on personal experiences of carers it does not constitute tax, legal, financial medical or any other form of advice.
There are numerous ways to access this advice,
- Use the video resources at the top of the screen, this area has helpful advice from carers and professionals that understand what support is available.
- You can access step by step information, through the “Related Information” area. Here you will find clear helpful hints, tips and information.
- You can also access additional areas of advice within the Carers Advice section. Using the “Recommended Organisation” links to the right or access contact details for more in-depth information from local organisations in the “Next Steps Section” below.
- You can additionally search for a service or advice service in our “Care Options Listing” and “Care Advice Listing.”
