CHILDREN'S SERVICES
For over 35 years, we have provided bespoke, high quality respite and support services to unpaid carers. Our team cares for children of all ages with behavioural, emotional and/or medical needs.
Our services help family carers by giving them time (a minimum of 2 hours) to recharge their batteries away from their caring role.
Our highly skilled, trained and experienced Care Support Workers take over the caring role and always go the extra mile. They understand the needs of carers and the people they care for and take pleasure fitting into the family. It is no surprise that Crossroads staff build long and trusted relationships, and more people turn to us for support than any other social care provider.
In order to maximise the benefits of a respite break, each package of care is personalised. We are one of the few care providers where family carers do not have to remain in the home during times of care. This may or may not include looking after the whole family unit.
Respite At Home
Crossroads Care provides a minimum of two hours 1:1 respite services within the home. This gives unpaid carers (mother, father, siblings, Carers) an essential break from their caring role. It allows them to spend quality time alone, have time out, meet appointments, participate in activities with their other children or spend time with their partners.
In order to maximise the benefits of a respite break, each package of care is bespoke and personalised. This may or may not include looking after the whole family unit.
Our expert Care Support Workers will:
- Give medication including emergency medications e.g. buccal midazolam, oxygen
- Move and handle (use of equipment e.g. tracker hoist)
- Work to specialist plans e.g. behavioural management, speech and language, dietician including enteral and nasal gastric feeding
- Personal care including bathing. They might also lend a hand in the kitchen, grab the vacuum to help clean up, or simply be an extra pair of hands while other family members spend time away from the home.
Respite in The Community
Providing 1:1 respite services within the community gives unpaid carers (mother, father, siblings) an essential break from their caring role. It allows them to spend quality time alone, take time out, attend appointments, participate in activities with their other children or spend time with their partners.
Our expert Care Support Workers will:
- Support in educational or college provisions, health provisions and appointments, as well as parks, play centres and other recreational centres
- Give medication including emergency medications e.g. buccal midazolam, oxygen
- Move and handle (use of equipment e.g. wheelchair)
- Work to specialist plans e.g. behavioural management, speech and language, dietician including enteral and nasal gastric feeding
- Personal care including toileting, or simply be an extra pair of hands during outdoor family activities.
We also have a Saturday Club for children and young people aged 8-18 years old. This runs every Saturday during term-time.
Specialist/Complex Care
Providing 1:1 respite services at home and within the community gives unpaid carers (mother, father, siblings) an essential break from their caring role. It allows them to spend quality time alone, take time out, attend appointments, participate in activities with their other children or spend time with their partners.
Our expert Care Support Workers will:
- Support in educational or college provisions, health provisions and appointments, as well as parks, play centres and other recreational centres
- Give medication including emergency medications e.g. buccal, midazolam
- Perform specialist tasks including oxygen administration, saturation monitoring and oral suctioning
- Move and handle (use of equipment e.g. tracker hoist)
- Work to specialist plans e.g. behavioural management, speech and language, dietician including enteral and nasal gastric feeding, and ketogenic diet
- Personal care including bathing, or simply be an extra pair of hands.
Self or Match Funding
Many carers struggle on without help until they reach breaking point. Yet, as a carer, it is important that your own health and well-being is maintained so you can continue to care.
Crossroads Care understands that it is often difficult to find the ‘right’ Care Support Worker for you and your family. This person has to be someone you can trust and someone who is fully trained and experienced; giving you peace of mind.
For Parent carers receiving direct payments, we may be able to offer match funding to purchase respite care, dependent upon charitable funds.
A non-profit organisation, we can offer extended respite breaks beyond our charity services and provisions through private purchasing or match funding with direct payments, and contracts from health and social care providers e.g. NHS, Continuing Care Nursing team, Adult Social Services, Achieving for Children.
