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Respite Placements
What
is Respite Care?Respite care enables families to attend to relationships,
providing them with the opportunity to engage with one another without the pressure
of caring for their elderly relative. Periodic respite can help carers relax and
return revitalised and better able to care for their loved one.
Similarly,
respite care provides the care recipient with a change from the daily routine
and gives them something to look forward to. Respite care can also deliver the
benefit of gradually introducing residential care to those that are "set
in their ways" and reluctant to accept the changed situation.
Families
who care for their elderly relative or friend are often stretched to breaking
point. Respite helps to strengthen their resolve and manage their exhaustion.
Respite, hospice and palliative careMany people confuse respite,
hospice and palliative care believing that they are one and the same. Yet each
is distinct with a specific role in the care of residents. A hospice is a place
where specially trained staff care for elderly people with life threatening illnesses
in a home like environment with hospital like facilities and resources. Palliative
care is the active total care of the elderly who are not responsive to treatment.
The focus of palliative care is on making people comfortable, controlling their
pain and helping to make their final days easier.
Respite care which
provides that much needed break is an important component of the care spectrum
enabling the whole family to relax and unwind.
What are the costs of respite care?Respite care is a government subsidised
program designed to give the carer a break from caring duties and can be provided
in low level or high level aged care, depending upon your requirements.
If you have a current Aged Care Assessment recommending
low or high care residential respite care, you may have up to 63 days of
respite care in each financial year, with allowable extensions of 21 days at a
time if necessary.
When receiving residential respite care, you will
be asked to pay a basic daily care fee. The fee for residential respite care is
based upon the current pension rate and is affordable. Need to find
a respite placement ? Contact us
with your individual respite care requirements.
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