Types of respite services

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  • Types of respite services
    • Main aims
      • Share the responsibility for caregiving
      • Get support for the primary caregiver
    • Can take the form of enlisting friends and family to watch the individual so the carer can take a break to, for example, visit others, go to the gym, or handle chores
    • Can mean finding volunteers or paid carers to provide in-home services for the individual, either occasionally or on a regular basis
    • Can mean using out-of-home services such as adult day care centres or nursing homes to provide the carer with a break and the individual with the continued care that they need
    • Main types of respite care
      • Day care centres
      • Homecare from a paid carer
      • A short stay in a care home
      • Getting friends and family to help
      • Respite holidays
      • Sitting services

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