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“Short Breaks gives me peace of mind. It enables me to carry out my work and leisure activities. My partner is always much more relaxed when he has been visited” |
How the service works
We give carers breaks of between one to two hours per visit. The duration and frequency of breaks is agreed at the referral stage but could lead to a short or long term arrangement depending on the carer’s individual needs and circumstances.
The service operates 8am – 10pm, seven days a week to provide flexibility around the needs of carers and service users. Some of this support is provided via an out of hour’s telephone service.
The service mainly operates through community outreach. The nature of the break covers anything from spending time with a service user in their home, to accompanying them on social/leisure activities in the community. This can involve support to attend important appointments, meetings with professionals and day care services, where this gives the carer a break. The carer, the service user, the referrer and the project worker agree a support plan at the first referral meeting. The support plan is then reviewed at regular intervals to ensure that we respond to changing needs.
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