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For a few hours
Sitting schemes can give you the opportunity to take a short break for a few hours. Allowing you to do many things whilst the person you care for stays at home - including:- taking a little exercise, like a walk
- Visit with some friends
- Talk uninterrupted with family or friend on the phone
- Do some of the domestic chores or some gardening
- Watch some television or read a book
- Do some shopping
- Have a bath
- Have a hair cut and/or pamper yourself
- Or just get out for a few hours.
Local voluntary groups such as Crossroads provide sitting services.
You can get more information from:
National information on respite/day care/holidays and other aspects of taking a break from Carers UKwww.crossroads.org.uk - provision of Carers Support Workers to enable a carer to have a regular break - Crossroads services provide trained carers support workers to come into your home and take over the responsibility for the person with care needs, to enable you to have a break. In West Sussex, there are three Crossroads schemes covering the county. Each of the Crossroads services also provides additional respite care through social day care clubs and groups for the person with care needs to attend:
Mid Downs Crossroads covering Crawley, Mid Sussex and Horsham
Tel: 01403 249090
Email: middowns.crossroads@virgin.net
Worthing Crossroads covering Adur, Worthing, East Arun and north to Henfield
Tel: 01903 216678
Email: worthingcrossroads@hotmail.com
Crossroads - Regnum, covering Chichester, Midhurst, Petworth and West Arun
Tel: 01243 830797
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