Asking Eric: Respite care options

3 days ago 2

Dear Eric: I recently read the question from “Perplexed in PA” about the shared care of the mother between Perplexed and a sibling. Perplexed is wanting to go to Europe on vacation, but mom only wants the two children caring for her. One possibility to explore is to see if there is a care facility nearby that could do respite care during the vacation period, whether that’s an assisted living facility or a foster care home.

This could give Perplexed the opportunity for the vacation, and the sister to have some “time away” from caregiving for mom, as she already does 24/7 care for her medically fragile husband.

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