Hi, does anyone know how long it takes to arrange respite care?, about six weeks ago we agreed to use this service even tho' at first we turned it down mainly because of the things you see on the tv I would feel so guilty if anything happened to him and I'd put him in that situation, but after speaking to people all who reasured us that this could'nt happen now we decided to accept this help mainly for our other 3 children to give them a break aswell as us we hav'nt heard anything for 6 wks, the social worker was suppposed to come back to see us and sort things out but hasn't yet so just wondered how long it takes.

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I have 5 lovely children and even though it's stressfull at time's I love having a big family

(09-03-2010 08:29 PM)nicky Wrote:  Hi, does anyone know how long it takes to arrange respite care?, about six weeks ago we agreed to use this service even tho' at first we turned it down mainly because of the things you see on the tv I would feel so guilty if anything happened to him and I'd put him in that situation, but after speaking to people all who reasured us that this could'nt happen now we decided to accept this help mainly for our other 3 children to give them a break aswell as us we hav'nt heard anything for 6 wks, the social worker was suppposed to come back to see us and sort things out but hasn't yet so just wondered how long it takes.

Depending on the processes in place the time factor can vary considerably, there will be funding panels , referral processes assessments etc etc keep up the pressure until you have it in place.Social Workers have big case loads and tend to prioritise families. Keep asking for an update Good Luck

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I think it depends what kind of respite care you have been referred for. We were referred to Crossroads for respite by our social worker about 6 weeks ago. Crossroads have been in touch to say that there are 18 families in the queue before us. We were referred for Direct Payments at the same time and have someone coming to start the process this week but we know that's going to take a while as we have to advertise for someone, do the interviews, etc. It's just nice to know the respite is coming! I don't think any of it is quick unless soneone is totally incapable of looking after their child. Good luck with it!