Respite

Respite can be any service that allows a person and their carer to spend time apart.

You need to be part of our service to get respite.

You can find out more about respite by talking to your case manager.

It could be support to have day time activities.

Or support to have overnight breaks.

What respite a person needs is looked at with them and their carer in their wellbeing assessment.

There are 3 local respite houses.

Some people choose to stay at our respite houses.

Some people choose to have respite through direct payments.

Your case manager can refer you for overnight respite.

The respite manager will invite you and your carer to the respite house.

You can have a look around the respite house.

You can meet staff who will be supporting you.

They will help you plan your visits.

Having short visits helps you get to know the service before you stay overnight.

Your stay will be planned around your needs, such as:

We will match you with other people we think you will get along with.

Respite is planned ahead of time to make sure you can stay with people that you like.