Cost of Respite Care UCP determines the cost of respite care using written assessments and observations during home visits. We consider the child or adult's self-help skills, mobility, medical needs, and behavioral patterns. Availability of Services Respite Care is offered in either the family's home or in the respite care provider's home. This furnishes the parents with care options and ensures persons with disabilities are comfortable in homes that are naturally integrated. Families can schedule respite services on weekdays, weekends, evenings and overnights, based on prior availability of respite care providers.
Respite services range from a minimum of two hours a day to a maximum of three days at a time.
Please remember Respite Care is intended to give families some time off from their roles as primary caregivers. It is not a substitute for regular child care. Please contact UCP for information about other child care options in your community. Providers are responsible adults who have completed intensive training from UCP on first aid, seizure management, behavior management, medication administration, developmental disability conditions, family and cultural issues, transferring and positioning, communication methods, adaptive equipment and activity planning. A small pool of providers have advanced training in specific care procedures for children and adults with complex health needs.