St. Hilda’s Adult and Children’s Respite Services
St. Hilda’s Respite Services offer Adults and Children with an Intellectual Disability respite breaks to Families and Parents / Guardians by offering short term care and support for the individual with the disability. The Respite Services play a crucial role in supporting Families and Parents / Guardians by promoting wellbeing and ensuring the individual continues to receive quality care in a safe environment
Access to Respite Care has been shown to reduce stress for Families and Parents / Guardians and improve long-term care outcomes, giving caregivers the time to recharge while ensuring continuity of care for their loved ones.
These services are tailored to meet the unique needs of everyone, offering structured activities, personal care and social engagement. Respite Programmes also promote independence for the person with an intellectual disability allowing them to interact with different caregivers and environments, which can enhance their social and adaptive skills.
How to Access St. Hilda’s Respite Service:
St. Hilda’s Services has an ‘Admissions, Transfer and Discharges’ Committee. A referral for all Respite Services may come from Family Members and/or Parents / Guardians, Individuals, Health Professionals or HSE Services. The Admissions Committee will liaise with HSE on admissions. A self-referral or family referral will require assessment by Health Professionals.
The following is an outline of the admissions/referral procedures.
St. Hilda’s Respite Services can take various forms, including:
Teach Greine Respite Service (Coosan Athlone) can facilitate respite to adults who present with moderate to severe disabilities with complex needs to meet social, medical, physical and activities of daily living needs. Some needs are more specialised and require 1:1 assistance and a waking nurse.
Teach Saoire Respite Service (Moate) can facilitate respite to adults who present with a mild to moderate disability. This respite service provides overnight respite for a maximum of 4 guests per overnight stay and one community respite where the individual will avail of evening or day respite.
Children’s Respite Service (Cornamagh Athlone) provides respite breaks to children aged 5-18yrs who present with a mild to moderate need as well as those with complex needs and disabilities. Children can remain in the centre during their full year of being 18 until the day they turn 19. Special consideration is given to children who are 19 years and completing their final year in secondary school. This respite centre provides care for children with both intellectual and physical disabilities.
Crisis / Emergency Respite Provision:
St. Hilda’s Services will make every effort to accommodate a family crisis.
All parents / guardians are informed in the Respite Information Guides that they may be contacted to facilitate Crisis Respite which may involve a reduction in their allocated respite for that month.