The program provides respite, specialized family support, and integrated day care to approximately 50 people with developmental disabilities and their families. The staff at CARC are always conscious of the fact that different families have different needs. These families are in regular contact with project staff, and receive a variety of services regularly from financial support, to respite care, to just a friendly person to discuss problems over a cup of coffee. Major types of service. As part of the family support service, CARC operates several types of services to meet families' needs.
Companions come to the family home.
In this type of respite, a worker comes to the family home to provide respite and personal attendant assistance. Most of the families have a regular structured amount of in-home respite, such as 20 hours per week. In other situations, individuals have agreed to provide respite care for families, but prefer to work in their own home. By offering families respite services in another home, families can stay at home for some privacy, or can go away from home knowing that their child is in a caring environment. Respite at the integrated day care center.