Did you know that Recreational Respite has been offering hands-on training and workshops for staff in various not for profit community organizations around the world #Kuwait #Canada #Australia: https://recrespite.com/about-us/our-story/? The skilled staff receiving the training ranges from personal support workers (PSW), respite workers, volunteers and family caregivers themselves. The focus is on the importance of …
“What an innovative and personalized service that truly aids those individuals that are in transitional periods of their lives. Fantastic Job Team RecRespite!” – Lisa, SW
“We have recently been able to arrange an in-service for our Recreation Therapists within our hospital and everyone was pleased and excited by what they heard about this new service – a great complimentary service that really is about the patient. Our own therapeutic recreationists will be referring patients to this valuable service.” – Michelle, OT
“I am a caregiver in Mississauga who had family visiting from Alberta and I needed a few days off from my responsibilities to entertain and enjoy the grand kids. Unfortunately my wife is disabled with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis and I needed help. My first call was to our local MS office who gave me …
“My Mother has been suffering from depression and has isolated herself. She also has some memory impairment. She had been in and out of the Hospital for anxiety and she was getting too much for me to handle with her loss of memory skills and her lack of interest in doing anything at home. I …
“My Mom has suffered from a Stroke and was recently discharged from the Hospital. I really needed someone to be home with her while I worked and I needed someone who could get her up and moving. I was sure that she was slipping into a depressive state due to the loss of her mobility …
“My Husband has the beginnings of dementia and he was really taking a toll on me as his caregiver. He is very active and I am just not that young anymore. I asked my local Alzheimer Society where I could get someone that could come into my house and keep him busy while I attended …
“Dad is on a waitlist into a day program as well as long term care home – the CCAC told us the wait could be one year until he is accepted into our 1st or 2nd choice. He is at home currently and really can’t be left alone. We have personal support worker’s coming in …
Because I work during the day, I worry about my Mother’s well being and about her feelings of loneliness. I needed someone to come to our home and just spend some time with her. The ideal person would have medical training and a friendly demeanor, and would go through some physical exercises that my Mother’s …
