Respite For Military and Veteran Caregivers
Respite is an essential part of maintaining balance and wellness throughout your caregiver journey. In this course, we will discuss the types of respite, formal and informal respite resources, and how to customize respite to fit your needs.
3 Course Series
This new course covers What Is Respite, Exploring Respite Within Your Caregiving Journey, and Putting Together A Respite Plan. Respite–a short period of rest or release–is an essential part of maintaining balance and wellness throughout caregiving. The first lesson defines and identifies the use of different forms of respite, while the second lesson explores the benefits of respite for both caregivers and their loved ones. The final lesson offers resources and tools, including the use of the Caregiver Respite Tool to create a personalized plan. The course is narrated by personnel from the Veteran Administration’s General Caregiver Support Program and includes personal caregiving stories.
What is Respite?
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What is Respite? | Part 1 - 4 minutes
Joyce's Respite Story - 1 minute
What is Respite? | Part 2 - 2 minutes
Danielle's Respite Story - 2 minutes
What is Respite? | Part 3 - 1 minute
Exploring Respite Within Your Caregiver Journey
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Exploring Respite Within Your Caregiver Journey | Part 1 - 3 minutes
Mary's Respite Story - 2 minutes
Exploring Respite Within Your Caregiver Journey | Part 2 - 3 minutes
Max's Respite Story - 1 minutes
Exploring Respite Within Your Caregiver Journey | Part 3 - 2 minutes
Putting Together a Respite Plan
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Putting Together a Respite Plan | Part 1 - 3 minutes
Missy's Respite Story - 3 minutes
Putting Together a Respite Plan | Part 2 - 2 minutes
Flora’s Respite Story - 2 minutes
Putting Together a Respite Plan | Part 3 - 2 minutes
Discover What Matters
Caregiver Resources
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The VA recognizes the importance of you as a caregiver and as a partner in your Veteran’s care. This tool is created to help you incorporate respite into your life. Respite care allows you, as a caregiver, time away from your caregiving responsibilities. We understand finding time for yourself can be difficult and this tool is designed to help define who you are as a caregiver and take action steps to finding time for you. We know that finding time to complete an exercise like this may feel overwhelming, so take your time with this tool. Complete it over a few days or weeks.
Download the Caregiver Respite Tool -
The Circle of Health helps you explore connections between important aspects of your life and your health and well-being. Improving one area can benefit other areas and influence your overall physical, emotional, and mental health.
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Join us for an intimate conversation where we explore respite for caregivers and share information about the launch of our NEW Respite course series. This conversation aims to empower and equip you with the knowledge and resources needed to prioritize your own health and well-being and increase opportunities for joy throughout your caregiving journey. Designed specifically for caregivers, this conversation aims to provide valuable insights, strategies, and resources to harness the transformative potential of respite care.
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Content was created in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Caregiver Support Program.