What is respite care?

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  • What is respite care?
    • Provides temporary relief for a primary caregiver, enabling them to take a much-needed break from the demands of caregiving for a family member with a learning disability
    • Can take place in their own hoome, at day-care centres, or at residential or nusring facilities that offer overnight stays
    • Helps ease the burden of family caregiving and help to relieve stress, restore their energy, and promote balance in their life
    • Can also prevent the primary care giver from becoming exhausted, isolated or even burned out
    • Can benefit the person that is being cared for, also, providing them with variety, stimulation, and a welcome change of routine
    • Seeking suppoty and maintaining their own health is key to managing the person's role as a caregiver, and is not selfish for the main caregiver to need time to themselves
      • If they are overwhelmed by the daily grind of caregiving, their patience and compassion will wear thin, they will find it harder to connect with the person they are caring for, and they will probably feel unfulfilled
    • After a break to recharge their batteries, they will feel more energetic, focused, and reinvigorated about their caregiving role
      • They may even be able to pick up new tips on ways to tackle common problems they face as a caregiver, helping to make the caregiving journey a more enjoyable and rewarding experience for both themselves and the loved one in their care

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