Respite Care:

Respite Care is short-term care intended to provide both the participant and his or her family with a break from their daily routines. Respite relieves families or primary caretakers from their caregiver responsibilities while providing participants with new opportunities, experiences, and self-determination. Respite care can be provided in:

1. The participant’s own home,
2. The home of a respite care provider,
3. A licensed residential site,
4. A state-certified overnight or youth camp and,
5. Other settings and camps as approved by DDA. Someone who lives with the participant may be the respite provider, as long as this person is not the person who normally provides care for the participant and is not contracted or paid to provide any other DDA-funded service to the participant. A relative (who is not a spouse or legally responsible person) of a participant in self-directed services may be paid to provide this service. The participant or the family member with whom the participant lives may use a relative, neighbor, or friend.