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respite care
Short term, temporary care provided to people with disabilities to provide caregivers a break from the daily routine of caregiving.
Goals of respite care:
1) reduction of caregiver stress
2) enabling a caregiver to take vacation
Respite services for the elderly are typically for period of 2 weeks.
General
patient care
References
http://www.thearc.org/faqs/respite.html