Children’s Respite Services
St. Hilda’s Children’s Respite Service provides respite breaks to Children up to the age of 18 years who have an Intellectual Disability, Physical Disability and/or complex needs. Respite breaks offer short term care and support for the individual outside of the family home to Families and Parents / Guardians. 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.
This Service is based in Cornamagh, Athlone.
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.
Our Respite 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.
Adult Services
Adult Respite Services
St. Hilda’s Respite Services provides respite breaks to Families and Parents / Guardians by offering short term care and support for the individual. 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.
St. Hilda’s Services currently operate two Adult Respite Services as follows –
Teach Greine
Adult Respite Service
Coosan Athlone
This respite service provides 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
Adult 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.
Crisis / Emergency Respite (for Children and Adults) 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.
For Information on how you Access Respite Services go to Family Information.