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Short Breaks

Commissioning Strategy

Time out, short breaks, respite

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Adult Social Care
0116 305 0004
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@leics.gov.uk

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Short Breaks for Adults with Learning Disabilities

	Short Breaks Short breaks can help you have some time off and have a rest.
	It can give you a chance to do something different or just relax. By having regular short breaks it can help you and your family carers to continue looking after each other.
	Short breaks are things like:
	Residential Short breaks - Going somewhere else to stay overnight.
	Community Opportunities - Being supported in the community during the day (and evening).
	Shared Lives Service - This means going to stay with another family.
	Home based breaks - How we support you at home to give your family carers a break from caring.
	Social and leisure breaks in the community - Going swimming, bowling or to the cinema just like everyone else.
	Emergency short breaks - There maybe times where you need extra support. This could be due to your main carer having to suddenly go into hospital. Adult Social Care will make sure you get the support you need and you can contact them seven days a week, 24 hours a day. See: Contact Us
	Getting money to organise and pay for your own short break - You might be able to get money from The Independent Living Fund or from your local Government. This is called Direct Payments.
	How much will it cost? The cost of a short break will depend on what you can afford to pay. The law says that to get a service all your benefits and savings need to be taken into account and to work out if you can afford to pay for the services that you get. This is known as a means tested charge. A Welfare Rights person will support you to make sure you get all the financial support you are entitled.
	Further Information about Short Breaks: To find out about short breaks Contact us How we deliver Short Breaks for Adults with Learning Disabilities See also Time Out for Short Breaks

Page Last Updated: 17 March 2009