What Your Respite Care Should Be LikeThe respite care may include infant care, before and after school care, or care in the home of children. The respite care may include adult day care, in-home care or institutional care of adults. Respite care should provide a safe, quality atmosphere for children and adults who require care because of illness, or disabilities and have caregivers who need to receive periodic breaks from caring for them. Respite care should be a complete, unconditional support for the caregiver and for the family of the one requiring care. The respite care may include infant care, before and after school care, or care in the home of children. The respite care may include adult day care, in-home care or institutional care of adults. Many children with disabilities benefit from respite care including those with physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus, genetic abnormalities, or those who have been injured in an accident. Other children who need respite care have cognitive challenges such as those who have Down’s syndrome, genetic etiologies such as mental retardation or brain damage and also those children who have sensorial handicaps such as those who are blind, deaf, or have speech defects. The respite care needs to be as individualized as those needs of those they care for. The need for respite is huge and filling the need is important for the day-to-day survival of the families with special need children or adults with special challenges. The respite care should be tailored for the individual needs of the caregiver and the individual receiving care. The respite care should benefit both the routine caregiver and the person who is in need of care. This requires the respite organization or individual to be able to accurately assess the needs of the family who requires the respite care.
When meeting the needs of a child, the respite care should have the objective of caring the for developmental disabilities by meeting the unique challenges of the individual child. The environment whether this is in the child's home or in a day care center should be interactive, stimulating and safe. It should address the physical, emotional, mental and social needs of the individual child. When meeting the needs of an adult, requiring respite care the objective should be to access the physical, mental, emotional and social needs of the adult in a way that both the caregiver and the adult requiring need will be able to trust the respite workers.
The respite care should look like it meets the needs of all those involved including the person who needs care, the regular caregiver and other family members. It should feel like warm comfort, safety and a sense of well being. Issues with Caregivers
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