Respite Services

What is Respite and what is the intent of this service?

Planned Respite services provide planned short-term relief for the participant or

family/primary caregivers to enhance the family/primary caregiver's ability to support the participant's functional, developmental, behavioral health, and/or health care needs and maintain the participant in the home and community.

The service is direct care for the participant by individuals trained to support the participant's needs. This support may occur in short-term increments of time, outside school hours, if the child is of school age. Planned Respite activities support established goals, and include providing supervision and activities that match the participant's developmental stage and continue to maintain the participant's health and safety.

Examples

• Engaging the participant in recreational activities (i.e. games, arts and crafts, sports) while parent/caregiver receives a break.

• Engaging the participant in community events and visiting community attractions (i.e. visiting the local park, participation in an event at the local library, spending time at the YMCA, etc.) while parent receives a break

• Engaging the participant in activities that will strengthen adaptive skills (that are Identified on a Plan of Care) while parent receives a break.