FSCD Services & Support
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Respite Care & Childcare Services
We offer in-home and out-of-home respite care, extraordinary child care, work-related child care, personal care aide services, and out-of-home placements across Alberta.
The FSCD program works with eligible families to provide support and services based on the unique needs of each child and family. As an FSCD vendor, we work alongside you to help you understand your coverage, facilitate services, and answer any questions you may have about your child’s care.
Respite Care & Support
Respite support provides a short period of rest and relief, while ensuring your family member’s needs continue to be met, so you can use that time in the way that best supports you.
As a caregiver, it is important to care for yourself so that you can continue caring for your child and family. This includes making time for yourself, your significant other, and your friends. Respite care gives you the opportunity to take a much-needed break.
Our respite support is flexible, allowing you to use it in the way that best suits your family’s needs. Whether that support is needed for a few hours, a day, a weekend, or longer, it can be tailored to what works best for you.
We believe respite care is not a luxury, but an essential part of a family’s well-being. It can help prevent burnout, reduce stress and fatigue, and ensure you are able to continue meeting the needs of both your child and your family.
Benefits of Respite Support
Respite support is a short period of rest and relief, knowing that your family member’s needs will be met. Respite has several benefits that can enhance quality of life, including:
It gives families time to rest and recharge.
It ensures your loved one is well supported.
It provides social and recreational opportunities for your loved one in their local community.
It provides flexibility about where and how respite support is delivered.
Respite Care Services
We offer a range of respite care services designed to support the unique needs of your child and family.
In-home Respite
In-home respite enables your loved one to remain in their own home while continuing to receive care, and can be invaluable for you as the primary caregiver.
Out-of-home Respite
Out of Home Respite (OHR) is a service that provides parents/caregivers of children with special needs with short-term relief outside the family home.
24-hour Respite
24-hour respite care supports parents of children with significant special needs in experiencing a break from their caregiving routines.
On-site Respite
On-site respite provides short-term care in a dedicated facility or community centre, giving caregivers a break while their loved one is supported in a safe and welcoming environment.
Child Care
Child Care Support Services
All caregivers want to find high-quality child care for their kids, and this search is even more complicated for the parents of kids who have complex needs.
Our Services
We offer the following range of child care services based on the unique needs of your family:
Extraordinary Child Care, Work-Related Child Care & Sibling Care
Our services encompass extraordinary child care for both under and over 13 and work-related childcare and sibling care.
Personal Care Aide
Our team of dedicated and trained staff assists with all personal care, self-care, and other related care needs: assisting with eating, hygiene, bathing, etc.
Out-of-Home Placement
We offer supported living environments where people can live 24/7. We work hard to make sure these environments have the same warm and welcoming atmosphere of a family home.
One of our goals for people living in these spaces is to show them that a home can be taken care of by the people living in it. We want to teach them that pride in ownership is reflected in a well-maintained property.
We also have host homes where caring families welcome people in our programs into their family homes. We do overnights (24-hour respite) in both support homes and our host homes, and offer both to families. We work hard to make sure these placements are the right fit for the individual.
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