Parent Relief (Respite)
What is In-Home Respite?
Sometimes people looking after a child with a developmental disability need a break. A respite provider goes into the home to provide care and relief for the parent or caregiver.
What is Out-of-Home Respite?
Out-of-Home programs provide respite care outside the family home and can include residential, host family and camp programs. These programs allow family members to take time for other family matters, work responsibilities or vacations.
In-Home Respite Providers
Kerry’s Place Autism Services
Respite services include an out of home respite option through trained respite providers in the community.
For information call 905-457-8711
- Contract Workers (Special Services at Home workers)
A family can hire a contract worker through Special Services at Home (SSAH) or with respite dollars to provide the one-on-one support required for your family member. Families often find a contract worker by advertising at local high schools, libraries, churches, or in local newspapers. Some families have recruited contract workers through word-of-mouth from friends, relatives, other families, neighbours, friends of neighbours and teachers at school.
Out-of-Home Respite Providers
Christian Horizons
Provides respite care, family home programs and in-home supports for families with exceptional needs. For Information call 519-895-0699 West district (Hamilton/Peel).
Bloorview MacMillan Children’s Centre
Respite is available to eligible clients for a maximum of six weeks per calendar year, depending on availability of in-patient beds. For information call: 416 753 6066 (Admitting department).
Safehaven Project for Community Living
Safehaven provides residentialand respite care programsthat let children and young adults with multiple disabilities and complex medical needs live comfortablyin their own communities, near family and friends, with 24-hour care. For more information contact Respite Coordinator at 416-535-8525 ext. 229.
TRE-ADD (Treatment, Research & Education for Autism and Developmental Disorders)
This is a community-based program offering respite (parent relief) for children and adolescents with autism and developmental problems.
Oaklands Regional Centre
Offers respite services to children over the age of 5.
Kids Country Club
Provides respite services to children described as medically fragile/technology dependant. Contact Ruth Forbes at 519-651-2875 or 866-233-6966 or e-mail at ruth@ptdc.on.ca
Rose Cherry’s
Providing hospice and respite care for chronically ill children.
Kerry’s Place Autism Services
Provide out of home respite for children who have a diagnosis of Autism.
Sources of Respite Funding
These financial assistance programs may help you to pay for support services or hire a respite worker:
Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities
This program helps parents with some of the extra costs of caring for a child who has a severe disability to help the child live as normal a life as possible at home and in the community.
- Call 905-567-7177 ext.341 to request an application form
Special Services At Home
Provides funding so that children with developmental or physical disabilities can live at home with their families. With this funding, families can purchase supports and services that they could not normally provide themselves and are not available in the community.
Community Living Mississauga 905-542-2694
Provides funding to hire a parent relief (respite) worker.
Brampton Caledon Community Living (BCCL) 905-453-8841
Provides funding to hire parent relief (respite) worker.
Community Care Access Centre 905-796-0040
Enhanced respite is provided by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services when CCAC identifies a child with a developmental disability as having exceptional support needs.
Kerry’s Place 905-457-1130
Provides financial assistance for families to hire a respite provider. Some assistance can be provided to find and train respite providers.
