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Respite Care

Keeping the family loved one safe is one of the primary tasks of a family caregiver. Safety techniques to mitigate falls and to identify and correct hazards in the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen are common skills needed. Basic caregiver skills are needed to help the care recepient with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) such as: transfer skills, nutrition, bathing/dressing, mobility, toileting and feeding/nutrition. Other skills needed may include: caring for skin, infection control, taking/recording vital signs, observing/reporting changes in health condition, managing medications, managing doctor appointments and caring for equipment such as wheelchairs and walkers.
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Virginia Lifespan Respite Voucher Program

Provides reimbursement vouchers to Virginia caregivers for the cost of temporary, short-term respite care provided to individuals of any age, with a documented disability or medical condition.
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Senior Connections - Respite & In-Home Care

An assessment is completed to determine if there are service needs that can be met by Senior Connections or other community-based service providers. The assessment will include evaluation of problems that limit activities carried out in everyday life.
Senior Connections contracts with community-based service agencies to provide services such as homemaker or personal care services.
If your income is at the federal poverty level, there is no fee charged for the service. If your income is higher, you will share the cost of the service, based on a sliding fee scale and medical expenses.
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Commonwealth Catholic Charities Caregiver Relief Program

  • CCC’s Caregiver Relief program improves caregiver mental health and well-being by giving breaks to stressed family members who care for their loved ones at home. Caregiving often leads to caregivers neglecting their own needs to provide for their loved ones. CCC trains and matches volunteers one-on-one with a family to provide a few hours rest for the caregiver and increased socialization for those receiving care
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HFC & Home Instead Dementia Home Care Grant

​HFC® (formerly Hilarity for Charity) and the Home Instead® 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. The HFC Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Grants are awarded across the United States and Canada. The goal of the grant program is to provide exceptional home care to families affected by this disease, and to give these families support and rest. These grants are facilitated by Home Instead, where available. These grants are for respite care hours, there is no cash value.
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ARCH - National Respite Locator Service

ARCH does not provide respite care, but may be able to help you find it in your local community through your State Respite Coalition or Lifespan Respite Program or State Provider Registries or the Eldercare Locator.
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