Hello all, I'm Nona and I'm delighted to be here. Not sure if this topic has been discussed already but I need this help for my 70 year old sister in law. She is caring for her disabled husband who is ...
Discussion in Housing, transport, and independent living - 20 Apr 2022
Hi scope community, any experience with this respite holidays? https://revitalise.org.uk/respite-holidays/ saludos, Laura
Discussion in Coffee lounge - 19 Feb 2022
Hi does anyone know of any respite services in the east midlands for a vented 13 year old with complex needs
Discussion in Children, parents, and families - 9 Nov 2021
Hi Community I have been a fulltime carer for 18 years and know how hard it is to get a break .. If anyone is interested in receiving respite for their youngster in a family country enviroment with ...
Discussion in Parents and carers - 18 Nov 2018
I care for my grand-daughter who has ASD. She is 13 years old. I need someone to care for her her so that I can visit an elderly relative who lives abroad. Has any one any advice on how I can get ...
Discussion in Parents and carers - 8 Sep 2016
I’m new here and have joined to help a neighbour, he is an elderly man who solely looks after his 47 year old disabled daughter. I’d like to help find him some respite care and maybe a day centre that ...
Discussion in Start here and say hello! - 26 Feb 2022
Hi guys finally got a date for my bathroom and the widening of The doors and painting the place after they've done the work so it starts on the 13th of May so I'll be going into respite for a ...
Discussion in Aids, adaptations, and equipment - 4 May 2022
There was a chat about this recently and I said I get it with my Direct Payments. Just been told the rules have changed..in a way I cannot believe! I used it to pay for me and a carer to take short ...
Discussion in Coffee lounge - 15 Nov 2019
Hi thank you for letting me join, we have an 18 year old son with autism, adhd, odd, complex special needs and moderate to sever learning difficulties, he can be aggressive, he was getting respite on ...
Discussion in Parents and carers - 25 Apr 2016
Cerebral Palsy and Sleeping Problems Sleep problems in cerebral palsy are very common. In fact, children with cerebral palsy are five times more likely than children without cerebral palsy to have ...
Discussion in Cerebral palsy - 6 May 2022