Respite Care:The Little-Known Benefit For Caregivers Through Dept. On Aging

Do you or someone you know need a break in caring for a relative?  Most caregivers are not aware that the Illinois Department on Aging provides funding for a program called Respite Care.  The purpose of the program is to provide a short term, temporary amount of care to a senior, so that the primary family caregiver can take a break.

An example might be a wife who provides care to her husband who suffers from Alzheimer's Disease, or a son or daughter who is the primary caregiver for their disabled senior parent.  This program would provide a bonded & insured caregiver through a local senior care agency to come in for a few hours, or days, so the family member can take a break.

Home Instead Senior Care has serviced numerous people over the years in Skokie, Evanston, Niles, Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Morton Grove, Wilmette, Winnetka, and elsewhere in the North Suburban Chicago Area under this program.

The program is administered through local community agencies.  In the North Suburban Cook County area most Respite Care cases go through Evanston Skokie Valley Senior Services, or the North Shore Senior Center.

For more information on the Respite Care Program visit:

http://www.state.il.us/aging/1caregivers/program.htm

Or call the North Shore Senior Center at 847-784-6000, or Evanston Skokie Valley Senior Services at 847-864-3721.

Thanks for reading!

Michael Melinger

mmelinger@homeinstead.com

Home Instead Senior Care

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