[tri-wings] Re: respite care

Respite care is the person who works one on one with someone...like a  
glorified babysitter kinda. There's respite care for seniors, for kids,  for 
specific conditions.... Where I live, most respite care is through  Easter 
Seals-UCP. My main respite client is an 8 year old girl with  severe cerebral 
palsy. When I started working with her she was 5. I  pick her up from school, 
fix her a snack and help her to eat it, help  with homework.Then we play for a 
while. I try to make up games or  change games around to help her work on her 
physical, occupational, and  speech therapy goals. I bathe her and get her 
ready for bed and put her  to bed. Some respite workers choose to not be as 
involved as I am, but  I love it.
  --Sonya
BADABOONES@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:  Sonya,
I feel really stupid asking this question...What is respite care? Could you 
give me a little more information?

Thanks a bunch,
Stacy


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