Respite Service

This is a short-term program that offers assistance to families in a crisis who have no other respite services in place. Respite Service is an in-home service provided to families who are caring for a special needs child. This allows the parents “time out” to take care of personal needs, shop, visit with friends and spend quality time with the other children. Qualified staff are provided to care for the special needs child according to their medical needs. Care can also be provided for the brothers and sisters if desired.

Some services include:

• Post-operative assistance in-home
• Palliative care and family respite
• Parents struggling with their own medical issues

This website is a provincial online resource for information respite services and acts as a central point for information on respite services in Chatham-Kent.  Respiteservices.com provides families, individuals and professionals with information and links to respite service providers and options, events and training opportunities, funding sources, explains how to access respite services and much more. 

Whether you are involved in respite care or just thinking about it, check out the online certificate courses available at www.respitecourse.ca

Join the growing body of respite workers who are taking one or more of these four online courses.  Share ideas with others on the Forum.  Seek advice from an autism expert.  Learn more in webinars.  Obtain certificates that will enhance your resume and increase your knowledge about respite care.