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What exactly is respite care and who can benefit from it? Respite care provides temporary relief to both Families and caregivers, allowing them to rest and relax; engage in other daily activities; ...

Caring for a family member who has chronic health problems or special needs can be an around-the-clock job and it can be tiresome. The Respite Care Program is a component of the Army Community Service ...

Medicare offers help for caregivers of dementia patients but getting the word out has not been easy. People who work in ...

Henry Jones felt like he was at the end of the line in the summer of 1991. "There was no way out," he remembered thinking. "I prayed and was tired, but I couldn't see no way out." Jones had been ...

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing "988," or the Crisis Text Line by texting "HOME" to 741741. Aimee Quicke has ...

Lisa Hansen, director of Hope Respite Care, speaks about a board used to track client progress at the N Street facility in Merced on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. The home, which opened in 2014, serves as ...

Volunteers organized to create the McClure Miller Respite House back in 1991. Thousands of terminally ill people have since lived their final days in the homelike setting of a hospice that has become ...

Founder and CEO of Promise Resource Network Cherene Allen-Caraco, center, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the mental health agency's peer-run respite. (Photo credit: Taylor Knopf) This is your ...

We cover how to discuss respite care with someone with dementia, deciding on the right type of replacement care and how to get a care needs assessment. This page is suitable for people living in ...

Watching a loved one go through an illness or injury can be difficult, and it can be especially hard to serve as a caregiver when the person requires frequent or even constant assistance. For ...