LAP Respite Services are available to families living in Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton Counties who are caring for children or adults with disabilities, chronic illness, or age related conditions. To register for LAP services, family members may call LAP Respite Center at 517-372-6671. LAP will then provide the family with an intake packet of forms that need to be completed and returned to the LAP office. Once the LAP Program Managers receive this information they will work with the family members to create an individualized plan for care. This care plan will be a guide to the trained Respite Care Providers employed by LAP to relieve the family caregivers.
Respite services may be provided to families for a few hours or a few days, in the family home or at the Respite House, depending on the need and availability of service options. Respite is provided by prior arrangement or on an emergency basis for registered families.
LAP Respite Care Provider Training Program
All new LAP employees must successfully complete a thirty-two (32) hour training program. Employees will learn specialized lifespan care techniques and ethics in care providing for people who have disabilities. Besides learning specific procedures, techniques, and skills that are required in performing quality care, they also study how to maintain the dignity of those whom they serve. The requirements of State Licensing, the necessity of assuring the prevention abouse or neglect, and the pride in achieving a job well done. After the initial training and working with families, LAP Respite Care Providers will enhance their learning by performing continuing education credits each year.
Areas of Training Include:
- Recipient Rights
- Communication
- Daily Personal Care
- Dementia Care
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Eating, Feeding, Swallowing
- Health and Safety
- Challenging Behaviors
- Medication Training
- Family-Centered Planning and other care provider requirements
Other Care Provider Requirements:
- Current Health Screen
- TB Test
- CPR and First Aide Certification
- Background Checks
- Continuing Education Credits