Respite care means your loved one is taken care of by someone else for a while, so that you can have a break and some time to relax, look after yourself and focus on other areas of your life. This is incredibly important; you can only look after someone else if you are looking after yourself!
There are four main types of elderly respite care. For a full guide please read our Age Space Elderly Respite Care Guide.
This article will look at the respite care options available for you to consider in Berkshire. When choosing the right respite care, we recommend bearing in mind the following factors: location, notice required for a space, maximum or minimum limit on length of stay and ability to accommodate specific care requirements and CQC ratings.
Respite Care Homes in Berkshire
Residential care homes often offer short-term stay facilities to provide respite care. This type of respite care is ideal if you are going on holiday. Care home respite care is also advantageous if you are considering moving your elderly relative into a care home in the future. It gives you both a chance to see what you make of the care home, staff and facilities.
There are almost 100 care homes in Berkshire offering respite care. Care Home is a comprehensive directory that allows you to filter your options by area or town. You’ll then be able to view information on facilities, reviews and contact details for each care home.
Day Care Centres in Berkshire
Day care centres provide the opportunity to meet others in a comfortable environment, often accompanied by a hot lunch and activities. Some centres also provide personal care, specialist dementia care and transport to take elderly visitors to and from their home. Many elderly people really enjoy visiting day care centres and it can develop into both of your routines.
Please visit out dedicated guide to Day Care Centres in Berkshire.
Respite Homecare in Berkshire
Respite homecare means care staff will temporarily come into your elderly relative’s home to provide care whilst you are unable to. This can be arranged to meet your needs and preferences, whether this means carers visit once a day or stay the night. This option is ideal if your elderly relative does not want to change setting and feels most comfortable in their own home. There are several agencies across Berkshire that are able to provide respite homecare.
Elder
Not only do Elder supply longer term live-in care but they can also help to provide short-term respite live-in care, matching you to a carer in as little as 48 hours. The best thing? You only pay for the care you need so that a fully vetted carer can move in for a short time and provide the care and routine that you normally do.
Bluebird Care
Bluebird Care provides high quality homecare across the UK. In Berkshire they have three hubs:
- Reading & Wokingham
- West Berkshire including Hungerford, Newbury & Theale
- Windsor, Maidenhead & Bracknell.
These hubs are able to provide respite homecare and support, including catering to those with complex needs. Available services range from a companionship service for a few hours to temporary, 24/7, live-in care service. A personalised care plan is arranged in advance so that you and your elderly relative can have peace of mind.
Reading & Wokingham
- Telephone: 0118 986 3552
- Email: [email protected]
- Visit Website
West Berkshire including Hungerford, Newbury & Theale
- Telephone: 01635 36953
- Email: [email protected]
- Visit Website
Windsor, Maidenhead & Bracknell
- Telephone: 01628 566244
- Email: [email protected]
- Visit Website
The Live-in Care Company
The Live-in Care Company offer tailored and professional respite care for your loved one. A free consultation can be arranged by calling the number below to talk through your requirements.
The Live-in Care Company can provide home respite care across the whole county of Berkshire. They also provide services specifically tailored to caring for those with dementia.
- Telephone: 0118 427 0450
- Email: [email protected]
- Visit Website
SureCare
SureCare provides respite homecare services to those living in Reading and the surrounding areas. Half day, full day, short break, residential and holiday packages are all available. This means SureCare can help if you want to go on holiday or even take your elderly relative on holiday too, but with some extra support.
The care that SureCare provides aims to enable families to take a relaxed break; testimonials cite the service as positive and enjoyable for all.
- Telephone: 0118 959 5288
- Email: [email protected]
- Visit Website
For a complete list of home care options in the county, it’s worth taking a look through Age Space’s Home Care Directory for Berkshire. We also have directories available for the following surrounding areas:
Emergency Respite Care in Berkshire
You may be worried about what would happen in the event of an emergency that meant your elderly relative’s normal care plan is disrupted. For peace of mind, it can be useful to form an emergency respite care plan, so you can be sure your elderly relative can receive the care they need on short notice.
SureCare are able to make an emergency respite care plan; their contact details can be found above. Council social care services can also assist in putting an emergency respite care plan in place. This is dependent upon results after a care needs assessment in Berkshire.
