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Center Based Respite (RSP)

This service is a short-term relief for typical care providers or guardians and is available on weekends, as well as before and after school or day program, or as needed.

Our Monday to Friday schedule starts at 7:30 AM and extends to 6:00 PM, while our weekend schedule is arranged as needed.

Respite is short-term care that helps families take a break from the daily routine of taking care of a child with a disability or chronic illness at home and is considered an essential part of the overall support that they need.

Respite can be done in the family's home or in the community and should always be tailored to an individual family and their specific needs.

Once the family's needed type of respite is identified, this should be matched with the services available or used to develop other types of respite services if they are not offered yet. 

Families should have ready access to the needed type of respite in an affordable form, but regardless of the type of respite program utilized, the emphasis should be on orienting the entire family.

It is important to bear in mind that the child will change as he or she grows and develops into an individual with his or her own personality and ideas.

In many families, it is common for children to attend daycare or after-school care, interact with peers and adults outside the family, and stay with a child care provider while their parents enjoy an evening out.

Respite provides these same opportunities for children with special needs.

For older individuals with disabilities, respite can assist in equipping them with the skills that they need for independent living.

The most appropriate living situation for many adults with disabilities is in a group home or other supported environment.

However, families can opt for out-of-home respite care, which enables them to explore their community resource and prepare the individual receiving care for a transition.

States and communities are starting to recognize the benefits of respite care because on average, the costs for respite services are 65% to 70% less than the costs of maintaining people in institutions (Salisbury and Intagliata, 1986).

The cost-effectiveness of respite services allows scarce tax dollars to be used for additional community-based services.

During the previous decade, over 30 states passed legislation for in-home family support services, including respite care and using either direct services or voucher systems (Agosta and Bradley, 1985).

With the passage of the Children's Justice Act (Public Law 99-401) and its amendment, the Children's with Disabilities Temporary Care Reauthorization Act (P.L. 101-127), respite care has gained support at the federal level.

This legislation authorized funding to states to develop and implement affordable respite care programs and crisis nurseries.

Unfortunately, while this federal funding provides relief for some families, access and affordability remain issues for many families in need.

Each state dispensed different versions of the service, and individual agencies devised their own criteria for length of time and funding allotments.

Thus, in spite of the availability of government funding in some areas, many respite care programs must charge for their services.

This practice reduces expenses for providers and makes it possible to serve more families. 

However, charging for respite services can limit their availability to those families who can't afford the fees.

We offer habilitation or respite services that provide support to the family and direct care to children to teach and help them reach their full potential.

We work with children with special needs on a one-on-one basis in their home and their community.

Our clients choose where and with whom they will live with and assume all responsibilities for their private residence (home, apartment, condo, townhouse, etc.) that is leased or owned by them or their representative.

The focus of this service is to provide them with habilitation support to live a lifestyle that meets their needs, desires, and independence level, which they do so by deciding to share their resources.

Strong family support is encouraged. If your son or daughter is ready to live independently, contact us so we can help you.