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For many, the challenges of caring for a loved one are part of daily life. Caregiving is a demanding, difficult job and no one is equipped to do it alone. Getting help is essential for your health, and your resilience is critical for your loved one.
Respite Care provides short term breaks that relieve stress, restore energy, and promote balance in your life. Working with family members or friends may be difficult, but there are many respite care options and strategies that you may not be aware of.
Seeking support and maintaining one’s own health are key to managing the caregiving years. Using respite care before you become exhausted, isolated, or overwhelmed is ideal, but just anticipating regular relief can become a lifesaver.
Respite can take many forms, but boils down to two basic ideas: Sharing the responsibility for caregiving and getting support for yourself. Finding the right balance requires persistence, patience, and preparation.
Planning starts with analyzing needs…both yours and your loved one’s. As a caregiver, is support what you need most? Some free time? Help with transportation? Keep track of your daily activities then make a list of the areas and times when you most need help. Identifying your loved one’s requirements, abilities, and preferences will also help you find the right match. Are social activities primary? Assistance with walking, eating or medications? Mental stimulation? Exercise? Answering these questions will help you determine which respite options to pursue.
The Social Service department at Regent Care Center is available to help answer your questions and provide viable solutions to meet the needs of you and your loved one.
Call us at 201- 646-1166,
ext. 2102 or email us at admissions@regentcare.com
and let us know how we can help.
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Regent Care Center offers short term care services for individuals in need of 24-hour nursing care for short periods of time. Respite Care is typically beneficial to caregivers who are taking a vacation, are on a business trip, or who simply need a caregiving break.
Often, Respite Care clients are people living with a progressive illness such as Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementia and are being cared for by family members.
Respite Care can be for as little as a few days and as long as a few months.
Respite Care Services include:
- On-site Nurse 24 hours a day
- Assistance with personal care
- Medication management
- On-site Physician care
- On-site Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Social Services support
- Restaurant-style dining three times a day
- Stimulating daytime and evening recreational activities
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Transportation to and from personal appointments in our facility owned, modern, state-of-the-art buses
- Daily outings
- Community areas and outdoor courtyards for Resident and family enjoyment
- Daily housekeeping services
- Specialized Short Term Alzheimer’s Care
Regent Care Center offers specialized services for Residents living with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementia. Our Activity and Recreation Programs are tailored for individuals with memory impairments and focus on each Resident’s abilities, not his or her disabilities.
Regent Care Center utilizes Physicians who are licensed Geriatricians, specializing in the clinical needs of older adults. Typically these Geriatricians are the primary care Physician for Residents on our Long Term Care Units and are trained to effectively work with the needs of the Alzheimer’s patient.
 Respite Care at Regent Care Center
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