You're a Caregiver Running on Empty. Someone Can Get Paid To Take Over.

Respite Care

The Caregiver Nobody Sees

You wake up at 5 AM. You help your parent with the bathroom. You prepare their medications. You make breakfast. You attend their medical appointment. You do laundry. You prepare dinner. You help them get ready for bed. You're on call all night in case they fall or need help.

You do this every single day. You haven't had a day off in years.

Your own health is falling apart. Your blood pressure is high. You haven't seen your friends in months. You missed your own doctor's appointment because nobody else can watch your parent. You're exhausted. You're resentful. You're barely holding on.

You love your family member. But you're drowning.

A weary caregiver rests her head in her hands, surrounded by medical supplies, as she contemplates her responsibilities while attending to a person in a wheelchair watching TV.

Fact #1: Unpaid family caregivers provide millions of hours of care annually—often at significant personal cost to their own physical health, mental health, employment, and financial stability. Caregiver burnout increases mortality rates in caregivers by 63%.

Here's what you don't know: If your family member has Medi-Cal, your insurance will pay someone to take over your caregiving duties so you can rest, work, attend to your own health, or just sit down and breathe.

What Respite Care Actually Provides

Respite Care is temporary relief for unpaid family caregivers—someone steps in and provides care while you take a break.

Services include:

• In-home respite (someone comes to your house and provides care while you're gone)

• Facility-based respite (your family member stays overnight or for extended periods at a supervised facility)

• Hourly, daily, or overnight options depending on your needs

• Personal care assistance (bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming)

• Medication reminders and management

• Meal preparation

• Light housekeeping

• Specialized dementia care if needed

• Medical appointment reminders

• Safe supervision

You get breaks. Your family member gets professional care. Everyone wins.

Fact #2: Research shows that family caregivers who access respite care services experience 40% reduction in stress and depression, continue caregiving 2-3 years longer, and maintain significantly better health outcomes than those without respite support.

How Much Respite Care Do You Get?

Through CalAIM Community Supports, members qualify for up to 336 hours (14 days) per calendar year of respite care services.

That might not sound like much. But imagine this:

• 14 full days where you don't have to be "on"

• 14 days where someone else handles all the care

• 14 days you could work, rest, go to appointments, see friends, or just breathe

For many caregivers, that's life-changing.

Who Qualifies for Respite Care?

If your family member:

• Has Medi-Cal (Health Net or Health Plan of San Joaquin)

• Requires supervision or assistance with activities of daily living

• Needs ongoing care that you provide

And you:

• Are the unpaid caregiver

• Need occasional or regular breaks

Your family member qualifies for respite care.

This includes:

• Aging parents requiring assistance

• Children with developmental disabilities

• Adult children with serious mental illness or chronic conditions

• Anyone requiring ongoing supervision or care

Why Caregiver Health Matters

The system focuses on the person receiving care. But caregiver health directly impacts care quality.

When caregivers are:

• Rested, they provide better care

• Healthy, they're less likely to become patients themselves

• Employed, they have financial stability

• Supported, they feel less resentful

Taking care of yourself as a caregiver isn't selfish. It's essential.

How Help Is Hope Gets You Connected to Respite Care

Our care team helps family caregivers access respite care services through their family member's Medi-Cal plan.

If you're a family caregiver:

1. Complete our intake form and tell us about your caregiving situation

2. Our team assesses your family member's eligibility for respite care

3. We connect you with partner providers offering respite services

4. We help you schedule respite care that fits your needs

5. You get breaks. You rest. You maintain your own health.

Learn more about how our Enhanced Care and Community Support services support

caregivers and the people they care for.

You're Not Supposed to Do This Alone Forever

Caregiving is one of the most important and undervalued jobs in our society. You're saving the healthcare system thousands of dollars. You're keeping your family member safe. You're maintaining their dignity and quality of life.

You deserve support. You deserve breaks. You deserve to take care of yourself too.

Book a session with our care team and let's talk about respite care options. Your family member's Medi-Cal plan covers it. It costs you nothing.

You can rest. You should rest. Let us help make that possible.

Hope is not a luxury. It is a lifeline. Let us help you get the breaks you deserve.