Useful Links - Care

Respite Finding A Carer Accommodation during your child's hospital stays

Respite

  • Association of Children's Hospices

  • Locate your local hospice and information

  • Christophers
  • Chase at Christophers, hospice based in Guildford, Surrey offering respite, family support and leisure activities for children with life limiting or life threatening conditions.

  • Crossroads
  • Crossroads - Caring for Carers, is the leading provider of practical support for Carers in England & Wales. The objectives of Crossroads are to give Carers time to be themselves, by enabling them to take a much needed short break from their caring responsibilities.

  • Francis House Hospice
  • Francis House offers the families of very sick children a respite from their role as carers and gives the children a loving home from home.

  • Helen House and Douglas House
  • Hospice and respite for children and young adults.

  • John Grooms
  • Residential care and housing for disabled people

  • Milbury Care
  • Milbury provides care and support for people with a learning or physical disability, or other specialist needs, within small community homes.

  • Naomi House
  • "Naomi House is a children's hospice that provides a home-from-home evironment for children and young people with life-limiting conditions that mean that they will not live to become adults."

  • NAS Radlett Lodge School
  • "The National Autistic Society (NAS) Radlett Lodge School, Radlett, Hertfordshire, now provides a respite service at the weekends and during school holidays, for families across the London boroughs and surrounding counties".

  • The Children's Trust
  • "The Children's Trust, based at Tadworth in Surrey, is a registered charity providing special care for severely disabled children many of whom have particularly complex health needs."

  • The Commission for Social Care Inspection
  • Launched in April 2004, The Commision for Social Care Inspection is the single, independent inspectorate for all social care services in England.

  • Zoe's Place - Baby Hospices

  • palliative and respite care from birth to five years old

    Finding A Carer

  • Cool2Care
  • Organisation helping families find trainer carers to employ to help look after disabled children and young adults.

  • Home-Start
  • Charity offering support within the home for any family with at least one child under the age of 5 years.

  • Shared Care Network
  • Promoting family based short breaks for disabled children and young people.

  • Gumtree
  • Check out "work wanted" section then "nanny/homehelp" and "teachers/caring".

  • NannyJob
  • A site where you can advertise for free for a carer/nanny. Also links to nursery schools.

  • New Aupair
  • A site that matches families to au pairs. Free trial but costs after that.

  • SNAP Childcare
  • Agency providing nannies and care workers for chldren with additional needs.

  • Tinies
  • Nationwide agency who provide different types of childcare

    Family Accommodation during your child's hospital stay

  • Rhys Daniels Trust



  • Sick Children's Trust



  • Ronald MacDonald House Charities



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