CQC-registered · West Midlands & West Yorkshire
Respite care at home
Reliable cover so you can rest, knowing the person you care for is comfortable and in familiar hands.
From a few hours to a fortnight — including overnight cover, awake or sleeping in.
- A few hours to a fortnight
- Free home assessment
- Emergency cover where we can
What respite care includes
If you are looking after a relative you already know the arithmetic: the care does not stop because you are tired, ill, or booked on a train. Respite is cover so it can stop for a while without anything falling over.
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A few hours back
Time for your own appointment, a haircut, or an afternoon that is simply yours.
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A regular weekly break
The same slot every week, so you can plan around it and actually rest.
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Overnight and away
Full cover for a week or a fortnight, including nights — a carer awake through the night, or sleeping in nearby.
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Company, not just cover
Someone to talk to, not a stranger watching the clock in the next room.
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Personal care as usual
Washing, dressing and medication continue exactly as they normally would.
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Emergency cover
When something happens to you rather than to them, call and we will tell you honestly what we can do.
Is respite the right service?
It usually is if you are the main carer and:
- You have not had a proper break in months
- You are due an operation, an appointment or a trip
- You are managing, but only just
- A short stay somewhere unfamiliar would unsettle the person you care for
- You want cover in place before you need it, rather than in a crisis
When a family carer runs out of road, a move into residential care often follows — and it is rarely the move anyone wanted. Taking a break is part of keeping someone at home, not a failure of it.
Thinking about a break but not sure where to start?
Call and describe your week. We will tell you what cover would actually help, and what it would cost.
How respite begins
Free assessment
We visit while you are still there, so we understand the routine from you rather than from a form.
The handover
We write down what never reaches a care plan — which mug, which chair, what helps in the evening.
Meet before you go
The carer meets the person alongside someone they trust, before your first break.
Your break
A named contact for the whole period, and updates at whatever frequency you want. Silence, if you would rather rest.
What you can expect
- One or two familiar carers for a block, not a rota of strangers
- The person you care for stays in their own home and routine
- A named contact you can reach for the whole period
- Updates as often — or as rarely — as you want them
- A written plan agreed before your break, not on the day
Questions families ask
How far ahead do I need to book?
For a planned break, around two weeks’ notice is comfortable. For emergencies, call and we will tell you honestly what we can cover today.
Will it be the same carer throughout?
For a block of respite we aim for one or two people, not a rota of strangers.
Can the council pay for it?
Often, yes. As an unpaid carer you are entitled to a Carer’s Assessment from your local council in your own right, separately from the person you care for, and it can lead to funded respite. What is available varies by council, so ask them directly. Worth doing even if you think you will not qualify.
What happens if you are unwell during my break?
We arrange cover. That is the practical difference between a company and a single private carer: there is a team behind the rota, so a sickness is our problem to solve rather than yours.
I feel guilty about this.
Nearly everyone says so. It is worth saying plainly: resting is what lets you keep going, and keeping going is what keeps someone at home.
Talk to us
No obligation, no sales visit. If you are arranging care for the first time and do not know what to ask, that is the normal place to start — just call.
We cover the West Midlands and West Yorkshire. See the areas we cover.