Respite care is temporary care individuals when their normal carers are not available. Respite care, or carers respite, is typically used as part of recovery after an accident, illness or surgery when regular carers need a break, or additional specialized support is required.
Respite care is temporary care individuals when their normal carers are not available. Respite care, or carers respite, is typically used as part of recovery after an accident, illness or surgery when regular carers need a break, or additional specialized support is required.
This temporary arrangement is offered by trained care workers for numerous care types including assisted living, residential care, dementia care and nursing care. Respite care is also available for elderly people or those that need extra support following an operation or illness. While regular carers take a well-earned break from the demanding duties of being a full-time carer, our team are on hand to help. This type of care is available to keep the recipient at home and without disturbing their routine or taking them from their familiar surroundings. The person you look after will receive expert care at home instead of at a care home.
Your chosen respite care worker is there to do all the things you normally do. They can live in your home or attend on a visiting basis your care plan is tailored completely to your needs. An individual support plan is created before any care commences to ensure our care workers meet all of your requirements.
Respite care ensures that the person you are supporting always has someone there to help them if you’re not around. With our expert care assessments in place, we are able to provide the highest quality respite care breaks to your friends and family.
if you need some extra support for a just a few hours each day or each week.
where the care worker lives in your house, offering support and company day and night
taking you out of your normal routine and placing the person receiving care in a day centre
There are plenty of available options when temporary care is needed. This could mean getting friends and family to help out or it could be residential care, perhaps as a trial run for moving into residential care full time.
Increasingly, it is taking the form of care at home. This could mean a live-in care worker who offers support and companionship 24 hours a day, or a visiting care worker who can support your loved one when needed for just a few hours a week.
Emergency respite care may be necessary if the regular carer becomes sick or is called away from home because of other commitments. This type of care often needs to be arranged at very short notice.
If you’re planning care for you or your family member, it’s easy to arrange support. Here’s how:
Call us on 01256 830930 or send us a message to request a call back. Our customer team are available to talk to you seven days a week
Your local Angelus Homecare manager will visit you to discuss your requirements face-to-face and learn about the type of care you’re looking for.
We’ll make all the arrangements for the start of your care – whether that’s introducing you to your visiting carers or working with you to find the right live-in carer for you. After that, your care manager offers regular reviews, carer supervisions and extra support as needed.
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