Adult and Carer Respite

Caring for somebody can be a rewarding yet challenging job. One way you can look after yourself as a carer is by taking occasional breaks from your caring role.

Under the Care Act, carers are entitled to a carer's assessment. This means you may be able to access more support to help you look after yourself and carry on caring which may include carer respite support.

A financial assessment will also be undertaken to assess whether the person you care for will need to contribute financially to the cost.

The Council are committed to providing a choice of respite beds in a range of different care homes. Respite care is now available in 7 care homes providing you with increased choice and enabling you to choose a setting that best suits your personal needs and circumstances. There are 8 respite care beds that are pre-bookable, and another 2 respite beds located in different homes which are reserved for carer emergencies.

Adult and Carer Respite is available at the following care homes in Cheshire East

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Cheshire East pre-bookable adults and carer respite homes

respite homes in Cheshire east
Bed type	Home	Address	Number of beds available	Website
Residential, Older People	Newton Court (BUPA), Middlewich	28, St Ann's Road, Middlewich, CW10 9BJ	2	Newton Court
Residential Dementia	Bucklow Manor (Springcare), Knutsford	Chester Road, Bucklow Hill, Knutsford, WA16 6RR	1	Bucklow Manor
Nursing, Older People	Hazelmere House, (BUPA) Wilmslow	Pinewood Road, Wilmslow, SK9 2RS	1	Hazelmere House
Residential, Physical Disability Support	Corbrook Park (Morris Care), Audlem	Audlem Rd, Woore, Crewe, CW3 0HF	1	Corbrook Park
Residential, Older People	Lawton Manor Care Home (Brighterkind) Church Lawton	Church Lane, Church Lawton, Stoke-on-Trent ST7 3DD	1	Brighterkind
Residential Physical Disability Support	Lawton Manor Care Home(Brighterkind) Church Lawton	Church Lane, Church Lawton, Stoke-on-Trent ST7 3DD	1	Brighterkind
Residential Dementia	Maple Tree Court (Anchor) Kidsgrove	140 Gloucester Road, Kidsgrove, Stoke on Trent	1	Maple Tree Court
Nursing Dementia	Astbury Mere(Porthaven) Congleton	Newcastle Road, Astbury, Congleton, CW12 4HP	1	Astbury Mere

Emergency carer respite (adults)

Emergency carer respite
Bed type	Home	Address	Number of beds available	Website
Residential, Emergency Bed	Bucklow Manor (Springcare), Knutsford	Chester Road, Bucklow Hill, Knutsford, WA16 6RR	1	Bucklow Manor
Nursing Dementia, Emergency Bed	Cedar Court, Corbrook Park, (Morris Care), Audlem	Audlem Rd, Woore, Crewe, CW3 0HF	1	Corbrook Park

Booking your planned respite care

To find out whether you are entitled to an allocation of nights please contact your social work team to request a carer’s assessment on 0300 123 5010.

After you have received an allocation of respite nights, contact the Brokerage Team on 01270 686 428 or email Carebrokerageteam@cheshireeast.gov.uk and the team will be able to help you book your stay.

Community Based Respite Support

In response to feedback received from service users and carers, Cheshire East Council is working to develop a more flexible offer of respite support in addition to the bed based service.

Some service users and carers have told us that they don’t want to access bed based support but they still require support to enable them to do things that can be difficult when they have caring responsibilities.

The Community Based Respite Support service could provide support in the cared for persons home, such as a sitting service, or support the cared for person to join a local group for a few hours per week. We currently have the following providers who can provide Community Based Respite Support:

Community based respite care
	Service description	Name of framework/provider
Sitting Service (with personal care needs)	A sitting service which can support service users in their own home and/or to access facilities and resources in their local community as appropriate.	Acacia Homecare 1^st Enable Carers Trust 4all Sagecare Evolving Care Ltd Ansar Projects Liberty Support Services Ltd Fanco Ltd T/A Avant Healthcare Services (Manchester South)
Sitting Service (no personal care needs)	A sitting service which can support service users in their own home and/or to access facilities and resources in their local community as appropriate.	1^st Enable Carers Trust 4all Sagecare Evolving Care Ltd Ansar Projects The Wishing Well Project Ltd Liberty Support Services Ltd Fanco Ltd T/A Avant Healthcare Services (Manchester South)
Day Opportunities – CQC registered (with personal care needs)	A service which provides opportunities which occur during the day and which take place away from the service users own home, providing an environment and appropriate activities which support the service user to develop skills and social networks and take part in appropriate activities in a safe and supportive environment.	1st Enable Carers Trust 4all The Rossendale Trust Liberty Support Services Ltd
Day Opportunities (no personal care needs)	A service which provides opportunities which occur during the day and which take place away from the service users own home, providing an environment and appropriate activities which support the service user to develop skills and social networks and take part in appropriate activities in a safe and supportive environment.	Carers Trust 4all The Rossendale Trust The Wishing Well Project Ltd Liberty Support Services Ltd
Innovation	Other services/opportunities that can be offered to support the respite needs of adults. An innovative service that can be provided which offers opportunities which meet the respite support needs of service users. The service should be innovative, creative and enabling.	Acacia Homecare 1^st Enable Carers Trust 4all Sagecare Evolving Care Ltd The Rossendale Trust Ansar Projects The Wishing Well Project Ltd Liberty Support Services Ltd Fanco Ltd T/A Avant Healthcare Services (Manchester South)

Booking your planned respite care

To find out whether you are entitled to an allocation of Community Respite Support hours, please contact your social work team to request a carer’s assessment on 0300 123 5010. After you have received an allocation of community based respite hours, contact the Brokerage Team on 01270 686 428 or email Carebrokerageteam@cheshireeast.gov.uk and they will be able to help you book your support.

Please allow at least 2 weeks for your Community Based Respite Support to be arranged. If 2 providers can provide the same type of service in the same geographical area, the Brokerage Team will ask the cared for person and/or the carer which provider they would prefer.

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