Hourly Respite
Hourly respite is offered in-home and/or in the community.
In-home respite involves a respite provider coming to the client's home to provide care.
Community respite involves a respite provider either meeting a client at, or providing transport to, somewhere in the community, such as outdoor/indoor playgrounds, swimming pools, clubs/lessons, etc...
Some parents/caregivers use this time to work at an outside job or go to school, or for other purposes, such as running errands, attending appointments, etc... Parents/caregivers may also choose to remain home during this time and catch up on household responsibilities, sleep, or spend time bonding with their other children.
Respite Workers are paid an hourly wage through Snowflake House Respite Foundation.
In-home respite involves a respite provider coming to the client's home to provide care.
Community respite involves a respite provider either meeting a client at, or providing transport to, somewhere in the community, such as outdoor/indoor playgrounds, swimming pools, clubs/lessons, etc...
Some parents/caregivers use this time to work at an outside job or go to school, or for other purposes, such as running errands, attending appointments, etc... Parents/caregivers may also choose to remain home during this time and catch up on household responsibilities, sleep, or spend time bonding with their other children.
Respite Workers are paid an hourly wage through Snowflake House Respite Foundation.
Accessing Hourly Respite
Accessing respite care through Snowflake House involves the following steps:
1. Snowflake House Respite Foundation assists families in establishing funding for respite.
Both the Alberta and Saskatchewan governments have programs for respite funding. Snowflake House Respite Foundation can help with contact information for these government agencies. Volunteers from Snowflake House can assist in filling out forms, and (with the families' invitation) can attend meetings with representatives from funding agencies. These advocacy services are offered free of charge. Families may also pay for respite services "out-of-pocket".
2. Families go through an intake process
This intake process includes filling out a Client Intake Form and meeting with one or more members of Snowflake House Respite Foundation's board. This allows Snowflake House to learn what each family's strengths and needs are.
3. Potential workers are screened and matches suggested
Snowflake House Respite Foundation searches for, and interviews, workers with training and experience that match with the client's needs. Once at least one potential match has been found, Snowflake House asks the potential worker(s) to begin the screening process, which includes Social Services checks as well as RCMP criminal record checks (with Vulnerable Sector check). Snowflake House then sets up a meeting between a Snowflake House representative, potential worker, parent(s)/caregiver of the client, and anyone else the parent(s)/caregiver chooses to invite.
4. Parents have the final say
After meeting the potential worker, the parent(s)/caregiver may take as much time as needed to decide if the worker will be a good match for their child. Parents/caregivers may request to meet with other potential workers, or to meet with a potential worker more than once, with or without their child, before deciding one way or the other. It is vital that parents/caregivers feel comfortable with their child's respite provider.
Once funding is in place, the remainder of the intake process usually takes 2-8 weeks, depending on the availability of respite workers, time required for background checks, and number of meetings requested by the parents/caregivers.
If you are in need of quality respite services, please contact us.
1. Snowflake House Respite Foundation assists families in establishing funding for respite.
Both the Alberta and Saskatchewan governments have programs for respite funding. Snowflake House Respite Foundation can help with contact information for these government agencies. Volunteers from Snowflake House can assist in filling out forms, and (with the families' invitation) can attend meetings with representatives from funding agencies. These advocacy services are offered free of charge. Families may also pay for respite services "out-of-pocket".
2. Families go through an intake process
This intake process includes filling out a Client Intake Form and meeting with one or more members of Snowflake House Respite Foundation's board. This allows Snowflake House to learn what each family's strengths and needs are.
3. Potential workers are screened and matches suggested
Snowflake House Respite Foundation searches for, and interviews, workers with training and experience that match with the client's needs. Once at least one potential match has been found, Snowflake House asks the potential worker(s) to begin the screening process, which includes Social Services checks as well as RCMP criminal record checks (with Vulnerable Sector check). Snowflake House then sets up a meeting between a Snowflake House representative, potential worker, parent(s)/caregiver of the client, and anyone else the parent(s)/caregiver chooses to invite.
4. Parents have the final say
After meeting the potential worker, the parent(s)/caregiver may take as much time as needed to decide if the worker will be a good match for their child. Parents/caregivers may request to meet with other potential workers, or to meet with a potential worker more than once, with or without their child, before deciding one way or the other. It is vital that parents/caregivers feel comfortable with their child's respite provider.
Once funding is in place, the remainder of the intake process usually takes 2-8 weeks, depending on the availability of respite workers, time required for background checks, and number of meetings requested by the parents/caregivers.
If you are in need of quality respite services, please contact us.