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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
respite care
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A carers group might help, but what about some form of respite care for both the carer and the son?
▪ A private care home in my constituency accepted an elderly lady for respite care.
▪ Any possibility of further reductions in respite care should be strenuously resisted.
▪ Coupled with the financial implications if carers decided they could no longer shoulder this burden the case for supporting respite care becomes overwhelming.
▪ It briefly outlines activities such as helplines, respite care services and consultation on community care proposals.
▪ It is also developing a respite care service.
▪ Some proposals include provision of a day centre and respite care.
▪ This has worked well for both permanent and respite care.
Wiktionary
respite care

n. The provision of short-term, temporary relief to those who are caring for family members who might otherwise require permanent placement in a facility outside the home.

Wikipedia
Respite care

__NOTOC__ Respite care is planned or emergency temporary care provided to caregivers of a child or adult with special needs.

Respite programs provide planned short-term and time-limited breaks for families and other unpaid care givers of children with a developmental delay and adults with an intellectual disability in order to support and maintain the primary care giving relationship. Respite also provides a positive experience for the person receiving care. The term "short break" is used in some countries to describe respite care.

Even though many families take great joy in providing care to their loved ones so that they can remain at home, the physical, emotional and financial consequences for the family caregiver can be overwhelming without some support, such as respite. Respite provides a break for the family caregiver, which may prove beneficial to the health of the caregiver. 60% of family caregivers age 19-64 surveyed recently by the Commonwealth Fund reported fair or poor health, one or more chronic conditions, or a disability, compared with only 33% of non caregivers.

Respite has been shown to help sustain family caregiver health and well being, avoid or delay out-of-home placements, and reduce the likelihood of abuse and neglect. An outcome based evaluation pilot study showed that respite may also reduce the likelihood of divorce and help sustain marriages.

Respite care or respite services are also a family support service, and in the US is a long-term services and support (LTSS) as described by the Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities in Washington, DC as of 2013.

Rud Turnbull (Dr. Rutherford H. Turnbull III), himself a father of a young boy and co-director of the Beach Center on Families and Disability, completed one of the first law reviews of respite and family support in the 1990-1991 University of Kansas Law Review titled: "A Policy Analysis of Family Support for Families with Members with Disabilities".

There are many organisations in the UK and Worldwide that help and support with Respite Care.