Respite care - adults

Service Outline

Respite care is when someone else takes over your role as a carer for a short period of time, to give you a break from what can be a full-time, strenuous job. 

Depending on your circumstances, the type of care you provide, the needs of the person you care for and their level of dependency, respite care can take a number of different forms. 

It might be that you can get help from a different carer to perform your caring role for a short time. Alternatively, the person you care for can be given residential care in a different setting for a period, to give you time to do other things, or just take a break.