Respite Care Services

Respite Care is Short-term care services provided to a person when his/her primary caregiver is absent or needs relief.

A person is eligible to receive respite if the primary caregiver is absent or needs relief from his/her caregiver duties. See the following sections for additional program-specific primary caregiver requirements.

In-Home Respite

Respite provided in the person’s home or place of residence.

Out-of-Home Respite

Respite provided outside of the person’s home or place of residence.

AC and EW

Under the AC program and EW, the primary caregiver must either:

Not be paid at all
Be paid only for a portion of the time he/she provides care/supervision to the person

The primary caregiver does not need to live in the same house as the person who receives services.

BI, CAC, CADI and DD

Under the BI, CAC, CADI, and DD waivers, the primary caregiver must both:

Maintain his/her primary residence at the same address as the person
Be the owner or leaser of the primary residence