RESPITE
Ellen M. Nau, M.A., Human Services Program Coordinator Virginia Department for the Aging
RESPITE
Respite is a concept.
It can mean temporary services provided to aged, infirm or
disabled adults that allow their caregivers to take a break from caregiving.
VIRGINIA RESPITE CARE INITIATIVE PROGRAM
Established by the 1988 General Assembly to provide respite
for elderly (60 and older), and persons with Alzheimer’s disease or related illnesses
Clients must have a twenty-four hour caregiver
Respite care limited to 35 hours per month per client
VIRGINIA RESPITE CARE INITIATIVE PROGRAM
(CONT.)
FY 2009:
FY 2009:
83,063 hours of respite provided by this program
309 clients received adult day care, personal care,
homemaker, companion care and hospice services
Program participants included 11 Area Agencies on
Aging and 3 non-profits
Participants must furnish matching funds and cost
sharing is permitted using the Virginia Department of
Health sliding fee scale
RESPITE
ADULT DAY CARE
IN-HOME
RESPITE
INSTITUTIONAL
RESPITE CARE
Adult Care Center of Central Virginia
ADULT DAY CARE
Social day care (providing social activities, meals,
recreation, and limited health-related services).
Adult health day care (offering more intensive health,
therapeutic, and social services for individuals with severe medical problems). Adult day care is useful for caregivers who cannot stay home all day to provide care, supervision, and companionship.
PERSONAL CARE SERVICES
In-home respite care combines health care and support
services to help people with disabilities continue living at home as well as possible. Two types of home care are available:
Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens Crater District Area Agency on Aging Non-medical home care services
include personal care, companionship, housekeeping, cooking, and other
household activities. Home health care services provide
medical care such as medication assistance, nursing services, and physical therapy.
INSTITUTIONAL RESPITE CARE
Institutional respite care in nursing homes, assistive living
centers, and occasionally hospitals, provide respite care for individuals with disabilities who need to be away from home
overnight or for several days. They can handle people in need of more care.
THE NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT
PROGRAM (NFCSP)
A multifaceted support system that helps families sustain their
efforts to care for an older individual or child
Area Agencies on Aging are encouraged to develop new models
of caregiver support that enhance the role of the family caregiver
There must be both a caregiver and a care recipient to qualify
NFCSP ELIGIBLE POPULATION
Caregiver
is an adult family member, or another individual
who is an informal provider of in-home and community care
to:
An individual who is 60 years of age or older; and for persons
receiving Respite or Supplemental Service, meets the
definition of “frail” as found in Section 102 (26) of the Older Americans Act
A child not more than 18 years of age being cared for by a
“grandparent or older individual who is a relative caregiver” 55 years of age or older
SERVICE DELIVERY ELEMENTS
FIVE BROAD CATEGORIES
Information to caregivers about available services
Assistance to caregivers in gaining access to the services:
Information and Referral/Assistance
Care Coordination Transportation
SERVICE DELIVERY ELEMENTS
FIVE BROAD CATEGORIES (cont.)
Individual Counseling, organization of support groups, and
training to caregivers to assist them in making decisions and solving problems related to their caregiving roles
SERVICE DELIVERY ELEMENTS
FIVE BROAD CATEGORIES (cont.)
Respite care to enable caregivers to be temporarily relieved
of their caregiving responsibilities
Adult Day Care
Homemaker Personal Care
Institutional Respite Direct Payments
SERVICE DELIVERY ELEMENTS
FIVE BROAD CATEGORIES (cont.)
Supplemental services, on a limited basis, to complement
the care provided by caregivers
Chore
Congregate Meals
Home Delivered Meals Direct Payments
VIRGINIA CAREGIVER COALITION
Volunteer coalition that meets bi-monthly at VDA
Formed after coalition training session sponsored by AARP
Discussion centers on a variety of issues of concern to
caregivers and how to resolve these issues
Produced new revised Taking Care A Resource Guide for
VIRGINIA CAREGIVER COALITION
90+ members from state, local, AAA, public and private
organizations
Recognized in 2007, 2008, 2009 by the National Alliance for
Caregiving (NAC)
Facilitator presented on the Coalition at the NCOA/ASA
KINSHIP CARE INITIATIVE STATEWIDE TASK FORCE
AND INFORMATION NETWORK
Volunteer coalition that meets quarterly
Focus on issues of interest to relatives serving as parents
Founded on seed money from the Brookdale Foundation –
although money is exhausted, the task force still receives technical support from Brookdale
Partnership with Kinship Care Workgroup at the Virginia
VIRGINIA’S ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED
DISORDERS COMMISSION
Advisory Committee to the Governor and Secretary of Health
and Human Resources to assist people with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders, as well as their caregivers
Nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Governor,
Speaker of the House of Delegates and the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections
2007, 2008, 2009 Reports of this Commission advocate for
ELECTRONIC PROGRAMS TO AID CAREGIVERS
Developing the PeerPlace Program for easy transference of
client information
Virginia Easy Access - information for caregivers that has a
At the Virginia Department for the Aging, we want
all our seniors to age gracefully and comfortably
as they ride into their sunset years!
CONTACT/PROGRAM INFO
Ellen M. Nau, M.A., Human Services Program Coordinator
National Family Caregiver Support Program In-Home Services
Adult Day Care
Virginia Respite Care Grant Virginia Respite Care Initiative
Care Coordination for Elderly Virginians Kinship Care
Money Follows the Person Grant Elderly Refugee Program
Virginia Department for the Aging 804-662-9340
