Short Breaks and Respite

Respite care and short breaks are important for carers – both for their own wellbeing and the quality of care they provide. Caring for someone can be rewarding, but it can also be physically and emotionally demanding. Respite gives carers the chance to rest, recharge and maintain balance in their own lives.

Accessing short breaks and respite is dependent on the outcome of person you care for social care assessment. You can find more information on how they can a access a social care assessment. 

• Holibreaks + - Provides support that enables the carer and cared for to take breaks together or separately. Holibreaks + offers short breaks and activities of less than a day, longer breaks of one or two days and breaks of a week or more.
• Shared Lives – Shared lives offer short breaks and full-time placements in the home of approved shared lives carers in the community. Short breaks can be anything from an overnight stay to a weekend or a couple of weeks, depending on the needs of the person and their permanent carers.
• Direct Payments – Direct payments for the person you care for can be used to enable you to have a break. Direct payments give the person the flexibility to choose who provides the care and how it is delivered.
• Compass - Compass is a day support service for people over the age of 18 years. Compass aims to provide a personalised service and offers flexibility to those who use it 
• Short stays in a care home – The person you care for could have a short break away in a care home. The length of this break could be from one night to several weeks.