Service Description: Respite care is a form of short-term substitute care provided by someone other than the parents or usual carers for a child. Respite care is a key support to families and is organised to suit the needs of the particular child and family. It can take place in a hospital, residential setting or in the child's own home. It gives parents free time to give them a rest, to spend time with their other children or in an emergency.
Also known as:- Part Time Fostering, Residential Care
Answer: Children who use the scheme have a range of different types of special needs. Some children have a moderate learning or physical disability, whereas others have more severe and complex disabilities or health needs. The ‘matching’ process concentrates on linking the right child with the right carer. There is no typical ‘Family Link’ arrangement and no one is asked to take a child they do not feel able to manage. - Related Link