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Idaho Senior Services Respite Program is a respite care program that provides trained professionals that relieve a caregiver of his or her caregiving responsibilities for short periods of time. The program offers respite care in the home, in adult day care and in overnight residences. It is managed locally by Area Agencies on Aging; some of which can provide transportation services as well.
Families have a choice of respite providers, but unlike some other programs, they cannot choose to hire themselves to provide the respite care. Typically, families are provided with vouchers, which the care provider then redeems for payment. The possibility of denial, due to lack of available funding or personnel, exists. In these cases, qualified persons can be added to a waiting list.
To be eligible, Idaho residents must be at least 60 years old and need help with a minimum of one activity of daily living. One cannot be on Medicaid. There are no asset or income restrictions, although family may be asked to pay for certain services on a sliding scale.
Visit the Idaho Area Agency on Aging website for more details.
