LIFESPAN RESPITE
What is Lifespan Respite?
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Definition: Coordinated system of accessible, community-based respite services for all family caregivers regardless of age or special need.
Lifespan Respite Care Act:
Provides competitive state grants for these mandatory uses of funds:
- Development or enhancement of State and local Lifespan Respite systems.
- Provision of planned or emergency respite for all ages.
- Training and recruitment of providers/volunteers.
- Provision of information to caregivers about available respite and support services and assistance in gaining access to such services.
Who is eligible for Lifespan Respite?
Family members of any age, foster parents or other adults (18+) providing unpaid care to:
- Adults 18 or older who require care or supervision to meet basic needs, prevent physical self-injury or injury to others or avoid placement in an institutional facility.
- Children less than 18 requiring car beyond that required by children generally to meet the child’s basic needs or prevent physical injury, self-injury or injury to others.
Current Status:
- Authorization Levels: $71 million in FY 2010 rising to $95 million in FY 2011.
- To date, $2.5 million has been appropriated for FY 2009.
Law and Supporting Documents:
Lifespan Respite Care Act Next Steps:
- Thank State’s Federal Delegation for FY 09 funding.
- Urge State’s House Delegation and Senators to fully fund Lifespan Respite in final FY10 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bill at $71.1 million!
For more information or to get involved in our efforts, contact us at:
Statewide Caregiving & Respite Coalition of NY
Att. Joanne Macklin, Executive Director
c/o NYS Coalition for the Aging, Inc.
45 Colvin Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
P: (518) 465-0641 / F: (518) 465-0405
www.scrcny.org
