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Respite North & West is a website designed to improve communication and access to information for all people with an interest in disability respite issues living in the North & West Metropolitan Region of Melbourne.
This includes people with a disability, families/carers of children and adults with a disability, service providers, and other people interested in respite issues.
The web site and respite finder were developed as part of the Disability Respite Information Project and are funded by the Department of Human Services. It is co-ordinated in partnership between the Department of Human Services, Respite Connections and Carer Links North.
Respite Connections - formerly Commonwealth Carer Respite & Carelink Centre/Carer Links West, has the responsibility for developing, updating and maintaining the Respite North and West web site.
Respite provides
short term and time limited breaks for families/carers on a planned
or emergency basis, to support and maintain the primary care giving
relationship while providing a positive experience for the care
recipient.
Respite means
providing families/carers with a break from their usual caring roles.
It can take many different forms according to the needs of individual
families and the services available. For instance:
- respite can
be planned or unplanned or happen in response to a crisis or emergency
situation.
- respite can
be regular, occurring at a regular time each week or at regular
intervals or can be arranged on an 'as needed basis'.
- respite can
last a few hours, overnight or for several days
- respite can
occur in families own home or in facilities in the community or
during out of home activities.
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