Respite Options in Waterloo Region

In Waterloo Region, nine developmental service agencies offer a variety of respite programs, both in-home and out-of-home. These programs serve people of varying ages with a variety of different needs and interests. For more information on what each respite program offers, please click on the Respite Option link provided.

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Program Title :	Group Home Respite
Program Time :	Weekends; seven days/week on negotiation
Program Runs from :	Year-Round.
Program Length :	Negotiable
Program Cost :	Contact Sunbeam
Admission Criteria :	Individuals who meet criteria for developmental services who do not: -require acute medical treatment; or, -have behaviour challenges that would put roommates or staff at risk.
Activities :	Day-to-day social, leisure, and recreational programs as well as community outings.
Comments :	Six group homes in the Kitchener-Waterloo area offer out-of-home, overnight respite supports. Teams of fully trained and experienced staff provide high quality care twenty-four hours per day. Each home offers a relaxed atmosphere with opportunities to enjoy varied social, leisure, and recreational programs and community outings. Two of these homes have 24/7 nursing staff. Weekends are the most frequently used time frames, but the service is available seven days per week. Respite clients live and participate alongside full-time residents in each home. Compatibility as well as individual need is considered in selecting the most appropriate respite site. We have many families who use group home and apartment respite on a regular basis, and we "schedule" respite stays at the beginning of each calendar year. Additional respite can be offered, if space permits, for seasonal or special occasions or in emergency situations.
Disability / Special Needs :	Allergies, Alternative Communication Devices, CPR, Developmental Disability, First Aid, G/J Tube, Medically Complex, Mobility, Oxygen, Personal Care (toileting, diapering), Physical, Physical Disability, Seizures, Suctioning, Tracheotomy
Individual(s) Served :	Male and Female
Type of Respite :	Group
Age Category :	0-5 Preschool, 6-12 School Aged, 13-17 Adolescent, 18-21 Young Adult, 22-30 Adult, 31-50 Adult and 50+ Seniors
Agency :	Sunbeam Residential Development Centre
Agency Contact :	Wendy King
Phone :	519 893 6200
Fax :	519 893 9034
Email Address :	passport@sunbeamcentre.com
Option offered at :	2749 Kingsway Drive, Kitchener, ON N2C 1A7
Nearest Intersection :	Kingsway and Franklin
Regions :	Kitchener-Waterloo
Attachment :

Provincial Respite Services Network 2018 Update