Temporary care provided in the home or at another location for someone needing assistance with daily living activities to allow a break for the usual care provider.
The ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center's fact sheet on Respite and the Faith Community provides information on how faith communities can provide or support respite services.
The ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center fact sheet on Adult Day Services and Respite provides a primer on how Adult Day Services provide an option for respite for family caregivers.
Charting the LifeCourse: Respite Guide is a unique resource that provides helpful information for caregivers. Being a caregiver can be both rewarding and challenging, so it's important for caregivers to take care of themselves.
Hilarity for Charity® and the Home Instead Senior Care® network are working together to award home care grants to those providing care to their loved ones living with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias.
These respite tools provide information on the importance of respite, tools for thinking about and planning for respite, and additional resources for finding informal respite in the community. Resource materials include a respite guide book, portfolio and other tools meant to help family caregivers caring for anyone of any age or disability to create a plan to access respite services whether within or outside of the formal services system.