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Respite care for mothers...
4/28/08 2:03 PM
I was wondering, how often do you moms out there get someone into to respite care with your child to get some free time alone? I try to get help once every two weeks for an afternoon. I can't afford much more than that. Also - does anyone get this respite care funded?

Thanks for any help you can give.
RE: Respite care for mothers...
5/5/08 5:36 PM as a reply to Anonymous.
I have a personal care worker coming into our home to help out with my daughter for 2 hours Monday thru Friday. She helps with bathing, exercise/stretching/positioning routine, clean laundry, wash bottles, etc. Because my daughter has CP, we get medicaid through the state of Wisconsin. Medicaid pays for this service.

In addition to that, we have a respite care organization through the county that will reimburse us for respite, too. They give us a certain amount of money every year for respite. I think last year it was $250, and we have to pay our respite person $10/hr. This respite organization also reimburses for one full weekend a year (up to $200 for respite) and provides a free hotel room for us along with coupons for free meals and a movie. This is all through the Rock County Respite Care Services, which is funded by United Way, I think.
RE: Respite care for mothers...
1/15/09 12:03 AM as a reply to Anonymous.
To add to the note on respite care- look to the schools for financial help with respite care. The schools are required to have medically trained professionals in most states now (I have a two year old with CP and am also going into the teaching field), but they also should have a special needs coordinator (in Michigan we have Early On and First Steps) who could have a lot of information on who to contact and financial resources available to you. Other places to look include your local church- they can often help to donate money or help you find other organizations that can as well, and your hospital. Generally you can call the hospital but often if you go to patient services and deal with someone directly they can get you direct phone numbers and websites. Hope that helps.