Residential respite provision
Residential respite is where the person you are caring for goes to stay in a care home for a period of time, this could be a couple of days, over the weekend or for a week or two. You can use this as one-off during a particularly stressful period or use it in a planned way, scheduling breaks in for the year.
You can still visit the person you care for during that time and you can ring for updates.
Depending on the person’s needs there will be activities and things for them to get involved in during that time – it’s important that it’s an enjoyable experience for them. They will also try and maintain any key activities the person has in place such as going to a day centre or a group they regularly attend.
There are two respite providers in the city for learning disabilities (Maurice Edleman House & Ellys Road respite) and a number of care homes that offer respite for people over the age of 65. For more specialised provision we may access respite out of city.
If the person you are caring for is having an assessment through Adult Social Care, talk to your case manager about respite options. They will discuss with you the amount of time you need to take a break and usually will allocate a certain amount of weeks based on your needs so you can plan for the rest of the year.
If the person you are caring for is fully health funded speak to them about respite options.
If you are arranging respite yourself you can look at provision Find and compare services - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)