Holidays & respite
Respite care or a 'short break' is a break which gives either the carer a break from direct responsibility and/or gives a person with mental health problems a few days away in different surroundings.
There are different ways that respite care can be provided depending on need. If you are the carer this may involve someone coming and helping with your caring duties while you do something yourself such as go to the cinema or have a night out. If a longer break is needed arrangements can be made for the cared-for person to be taken care of whilst you are away. This may be in a residential setting where they can have a short break themselves.
The information on this page is taken from our Respite factsheet (222 kb) ![[pdf]](http://www.rethink.org/display_images/document_icons/pdf.gif){kind=icon}
