Children and young people - respite care

Breaks

Caring for someone can be a '24 hour a day, seven days a week' job. To help with this, many carers need a break to give them some time away from looking after someone.  Breaks, sometimes called respite care, allow carers some time to:

• take part in work, learning or leisure,
• pursue their own interests,
• to do essential things for themselves like attend appointments or
• to take a break to rest or sleep or 'recharge their batteries'.

Cumbria County Council provide Respite Care as part of their Adult Social Care.