Respite Services

Family Caregiver Connections (FCC) is a network of seven Jewish community agencies committed to a collaborative approach to family caregiver support services. Caregivers have access to educational seminars and support groups, individual counselling and referral, transportation, in-home respite care and kosher meals on wheels.

Respite care provides a brief period of rest and relief to caregivers who may be only seeking a break or getting out of town for a short period of time. This page explains how respite works, gives information about different types of services and lists respite care providers, including commercial providers, across Canada.

This webpage provides information on different types of respite services, including: services at home, short stay at a long-term care home, adult day programs and others. The page also explains how to qualify for some of the services through a local health integration network (LHIN) and how to find other health and community organizations which provide these services for a fee.

TransCare provides home and community support services for people who need assistance due to illness, convalescence, disability or functional limitations related to aging. Services include; respite, meals on wheels, home care, friendly visiting, transportation and more. TransCare gives priority to those who need rides to medical appointments but rides can be arranged also to do shopping, banking and other errands.