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[Respite Program] Children [Program Details] 1. In home: Nursing Support Services provides nursing support from 4- 56 hours/week in home care depending on the care needs of the child 2. Facility-based respite: Some family or 2-4 bed homes provide respite. Canuck Place in Vancouver (residential palliative care hospice funded largely by charitable donations) provides palliative respite. 3. School and child care programs: Nursing Support Services provides delegated and direct care to enable children to attend school and childcare programs Maximum: a) School: 35 hr/week b) Childcare: 20 hrs week 4. Palliative care - children: Nursing Support Services in home and community Canuck Place (residential palliative care hospice for children funded largely by charitable donations) offers 20 days per year of respite to children with limiting illness. [User Profile] Parents and family caregivers of children with complex health needs between the ages of 0-19 yrs 3. School and child care programs can provide respite for parents and family caregivers of children 4. Parents and family caregivers of children with lifelimiting illness [Cost To User] 1. None. It is important to note that there are huge costs to families that have child with complex health needs. See note below. 2. Often covered by respite funds - family may pay some. 3. None. Nursing consult/care covered by Nursing Support Services. Teaching assistant is covered by the school district. Child care work is paid by parent's child care fees and maybe supplements due to the one on one care by the Supportive Child Care program. 4. No cost to user [Level Of Demand] 1. High levels of demand as hospitals are discharging children earlier, with more complex needs and interventions still underway. 2. Medium - most families want to be with their child. Many children DO NOT want to be away from their parents for long periods. 3. High - all children want to participate in activities with their peers. These age appropriate activities are essential to the well being of the child. 4. High. Nursing Support Services has increased demand for supports as more families choose to have the children die at home. [Special Features] 1. Very individualized services that focus on maximizing the child's quality of life and integration into the community 2. Limited resource that can meet the individualized needs of the child and family. [Eligibility Criteria] 
1. Nursing assessment determines if the care needs of the child require nursing support in the home when the parents are not available 2. Require respite due to health need - usually referred from another program and fall under the criteria of that program. 3. same Nursing Support Services criteria 4. Child must have life-limiting illness
Respite for Family Caregivers: An Environmental Scan of Publicly-funded Programs in Canada [prepared for Health Canada, 2003]