RESPITE CARE

Care for Them. Rest for You.

Being a family caregiver is a labor of love—but everyone needs a break.

Heart at Home Care Services provides temporary, dependable in-home care so family caregivers can step away while their loved one continues receiving compassionate support at home.

Our goal is to help you fully disengage from caregiving for the planned respite period, knowing your loved one is safe, comfortable, and cared for.

What Is Respite Care?

Respite care gives family caregivers a temporary break from their caregiving responsibilities.

A Heart at Home caregiver stays with and supports your loved one while you take time for yourself.

Respite may be used occasionally or scheduled regularly as part of your family's ongoing caregiving plan.

Everyone needs a break. Respite helps make that break possible.

When Can I Use Respite Care?

You don't need a special reason to take a break.

Families may use respite care for:

• Rest and relaxation

• Medical or personal appointments

• Work obligations

• Shopping or errands

• Church or community activities

• Family functions

• Trips and vacations

• Illness or recovery

• Time with friends and family

• Regularly scheduled caregiver breaks

• Simply because you need some time for yourself

Some families call us only when they need a break. Others make respite a regular part of their caregiving routine.

Who Can Receive Respite Care?

Respite may be appropriate when you're caring for:

• An older adult

• A person living with dementia or memory loss

• An individual with a disability

• Someone recovering or adjusting after an illness or hospitalization

• A loved one who needs assistance, companionship or supervision at home

You don't have to wait until caregiving becomes overwhelming to ask for help.

Respite can be part of a healthy and sustainable caregiving plan.

 What Will You Do While I'm Away?

Your loved one can receive the same compassionate services available to our longer-term clients, based on their individual needs and plan of care.

Services may include:

• Personal care and assistance with daily activities

• Bathing, dressing and grooming assistance

• Companionship and meaningful activities

• Meal preparation

• Light housekeeping

• Mobility and transfer assistance

• Medication assistance within permitted scope

• Transportation and accompaniment

• Dementia and memory-care support

• Safety supervision

• Maintaining familiar routines

We aren't simply there to “sit.” Our goal is to provide meaningful support while maintaining the routine your loved one knows.

Respite That Fits Your Schedule

Every family needs something different.

Heart at Home offers:

Daytime Care • Evening Care • Night Care • Overnight Care • Extended Stays

Respite may be scheduled occasionally or used continuously whenever your family needs another period of relief.

Services are based on caregiver availability and your individualized care needs.

How Do I Pay for Respite Care?

You may have more options than you realize.

Private Pay

Families may pay privately for respite care and choose how frequently they would like to use services, subject to scheduling and service requirements.

Insurance & Benefit Programs

Some insurance plans and benefit programs may provide coverage for respite or related in-home care services depending on eligibility and plan benefits.

Community Resources

There are also community organizations and programs that may help eligible families with the cost of respite care.

Not sure where to start?

Please call us regarding resources that may assist with the cost of care.

Heart at Home can help you identify programs and community organizations that may be appropriate for your situation.

Eligibility, authorization, available funding, and coverage are determined by the individual program or payer.

 We Support the Caregiver, Too

At Heart at Home, respite isn't only about the person receiving care.

We recognize the needs of both the family caregiver and the care recipient.

We want to understand:

What does a typical day look like for you and your loved one?

What would meaningful respite look like for you?

Those answers help us provide respite that actually gives you the opportunity to step away.

Take Your Break. We'll Be Here.

We understand that allowing someone else to care for your loved one can be difficult.

Our goal is to make you comfortable enough to fully disengage from caregiving during your planned respite period—whether that means leaving the house, taking a trip, getting some sleep, attending an appointment, or simply spending a few quiet hours doing something for yourself.

You take the break. We'll take care of home.

You can count on Heart at Home Care Services.

Call 843-407-1408 to learn more about respite care.

Heart at Home Care Services, LLC
Home is Where the Heart Is.