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The ins and outs of Respite Care
Respite care is short-term, temporary care given to someone in need when the primary caregiver is in need of a break. The respite care is given in-home or outside of the home. Respite care’s purpose is...
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The Oregon Lifespan Respite Program
When it comes to state designed respite programs in the United States, Oregon is at the forefront of having crafted a comprehensive, workable, and overall user friendly bit of legislation in the form...
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Types of Respite Care for Adults
There are several different types of respite offered to adults in need based on the needs of the caregiver, and the needs of the adult being cared for. Home based respite care is given for short-term...
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UK Charitable Organizations Provide Volunteer Respite Care
In the UK, charitable organizations provide volunteer respite care to those living in the general vicinity of the organization. In smaller towns and even rural communities this is frequently the most...
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Understanding Timeframes in Respite Care
The term respite care has been mistakenly applied to a variety of short term care options for individuals who are convalescing, are terminally ill, or require nursing care. Although these patients do...
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What is Respite Care and Why Do I Need It?
In simplest terms, “respite care” provides the kind of caregiver who will come in when you need a break and take some time off from caring for a senior, a child with disabilities, or any other kind of...
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What Prevents UK Families From Seeking Out Respite Care?
There are deserving families in the United Kingdom who are not taking advantage of respite care opportunities. They include kinship caregivers who are living in the home of the patient requiring. Quite...
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When Cancer Sufferers Should Suggest Respite Care to Their Caregivers
Cancer is the kind of diagnosis that has most patients and their loved ones quaking in their boots. As feared as the word may be, the implications of undergoing long, painful treatments is sometimes...
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When Respite Care Becomes Part of Your Hospice Arrangement
Hospice care is defined generally as in home care to a terminally ill patient whose disease has progressed to such an extent that it is likely to have her or him succumb to its ravages within six...
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You Became A Kinship Caregiver … Should You Put Respite Care On Speed Dial?
When your loved one came home from the hospital, you became a brand new kinship caregiver and while in the beginning you were as proud as can be at having been entrusted by the individual, your family,...
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