COVID-19 Case Study: ChildServe Respite Services (Iowa)

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The needs and priorities of caregivers and their children are foremost in the development of respite options offered by ChildServe (CS) including individual and group respite services. Caregivers with children…

COVID-19 Case Study: Channel Islands Social Services (Camarillo, CA)

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Channel Islands Social Services (CISS) is a family-operated organization founded in 2004 with funding provided through Tri-Counties Regional Center (TCRC) and North Los Angeles County Regional Center (NLACRC). CISS provides…

COVID-19 Case Study: Centennial Adultcare Center – Tennessee

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Centennial Adultcare Centers (CAC) are privately owned adult day health care programs1 that provide integrated day care, respite and health care services for families of adults with cognitive or physical…

COVID-19 Family Decision Guide to Use Respite Worksheet

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This decision guide worksheet was developed for family caregivers and care recipients. Whenever possible, the decision to receive respite care should be made together as a family. Families must carefully…

COVID-19 Respite Agency Decision Guide to Reopen Respite Worksheet

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Deciding when it’s safe to resume respite care services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Developed by the ARCH Workgroup. The decision to resume respite services is a continuous process that involves…

Providing and Receiving Respite Care Safely During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Providing and Receiving Respite Care Safely During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Voluntary National Guidelines for Respite Care Agencies, Providers, Family Caregivers, and Respite Care Recipients
UPDATED WITH GUIDANCE ON COVID-19 VACCINATIONS, December 2021

Principal Author:   Kim E. Whitmore, PhD, RN, CPN, Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, and Founder and Chief Change Officer of Ujima United, LLC

Living with COVID-19: Guide for Volunteer Programs

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Webinar Slides, Administration for Community Living, April 13, 2020

Receiving Respite Care Safely During the COVID-19 Pandemic (also in Spanish)

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Guidelines for Families The information and guidelines provided in this document are designed to assist you and your family with careful and thoughtful decision making to ensure respite care is…

COVID-19/Emergency Preparedness Resource Guide For Kinship Families and Grandfamilies

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Produced by Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (SGRG) Advisory Council, Administration for Community Living “Kinship Families and Grandfamilies” are families in which children are raised by their grandparents, other extended family…

Webinar: Release of the Voluntary National Guidelines for Providing and Receiving Respite Care Safely During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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During the webinar, Kim Whitmore, PhD, RN, CPN, author of the ARCH’s Voluntary National Respite Guidelines for Providing and Receiving Respite Care Safely During the COVID-19 Pandemic provided an overview…