Respite care in County Durham
Find a self-employed carer for respite care anywhere in County Durham. It's free for families, and you choose who to speak to.
Cities and towns in County Durham
Villages in County Durham
- Barningham
- Beamish
- Bearpark
- Billy Row
- Binchester
- Bishop Middleham
- Blackhall Rocks
- Bolam
- Boldron
- Bournmoor
- Bowburn
- Bowes
- Bradbury
- Brancepeth
- Brandon
- Broompark
- Burnhope
- Burnopfield
- Butterknowle
- Byers Green
- Cassop
- Castle Eden
- Castleside
- Chester Moor
- Chilton
- Close House
- Cockfield
- Copley
- Cornforth
- Coronation
- Cotherstone
- Coundon
- Coundon Grange
- Coundongate
- Coxhoe
- Craghead
- Crawleyside
- Crookgate Bank
- Croxdale
- Dalton-le-Dale
- Deaf Hill
- Dipton
- Easington
- East Hedleyhope
- East Law
- Ebchester
- Edmondsley
- Edmundbyers
- Eggleston
- Eldon
- Eldon Lane
- Escomb
- Esh
- Esh Winning
- Evenwood
- Evenwood Gate
- Fir Tree
- Fishburn
- Frosterley
- Gainford
- Grange Villa
- Great Lumley
- Hamsterley (DL13)
- Hamsterley (NE17)
- Hamsterley Mill
- Haswell
- Haswell Plough
- Hawthorn
- Helmington Row
- Hesleden
- Hett
- High Etherley
- High Grange
- High Handenhold
- High Hesleden
- High Lands
- High Pittington
- High Shincliffe
- Hobson
- Holmside
- Horden
- Howden-le-Wear
- Hunwick
- Hutton Henry
- Hutton Magna
- Ingleton
- Ireshopeburn
- Iveston
- Kelloe
- Kimblesworth
- Kirk Merrington
- Lanchester
- Langley Moor
- Langley Park
- Lartington
- Leadgate
- Leeholme
- Lendings
- Littletown
- Low Etherley
- Low Pittington
- Low Westwood
- Ludworth
- Maiden Law
- Mainsforth
- Meadowfield
- Medomsley
- Medomsley Edge
- Mickleton
- Middleton-in-Teesdale
- Middridge
- Mordon
- Murton
- Nettlesworth
- New Brancepeth
- Newfield (DH2)
- Newfield (DL14)
- No Place
- North Bitchburn
- North Close
- Oakenshaw
- Ouston
- Ovington
- Pelton
- Pelton Fell
- Pickering Nook
- Plawsworth
- Quaking Houses
- Quarrington Hill
- Quebec
- Ramshaw
- Roddymoor
- Romaldkirk
- Rookhope
- Rushyford
- Sacriston
- Satley
- Seaton
- Shadforth
- Sherburn
- Sherburn Hill
- Sherburn House
- Shincliffe
- South Cleatlam
- South Hetton
- St John's Chapel
- Staindrop
- Stainton
- Stainton Grove
- Stanley Crook
- Startforth
- Station Town
- Sunderland Bridge
- Sunniside
- Sunnybrow
- Tan Hills
- Tanfield
- Tanfield Lea
- Tantobie
- The Dene
- Thornley (DH6)
- Thornley (DL13)
- Toft Hill
- Toronto
- Trimdon
- Trimdon Grange
- Tursdale
- Urpeth
- Ushaw Moor
- Waldridge
- Waterhouses
- Wearhead
- West Auckland
- West Pelton
- West Rainton
- Westgate
- Wheatley Hill
- White-le-Head
- Whitehill
- Whorlton
- Wingate
- Winston
- Witton Gilbert
- Witton Park
- Witton-le-Wear
- Woodland
- Woodside
- Woodstone Village
About respite care
Someone stepping in so the family carer can rest, get to an appointment, see friends or go away. It can be a few hours a week, a regular day, or a longer block of time.
Questions families ask
I feel guilty taking a break. Is that normal?
Very. But carers who get rest can keep caring for longer. A regular break is part of looking after someone, not a step away from it.
Can the council help with breaks?
Anyone looking after someone can ask the council for a carer's assessment (an adult carer support plan in Scotland). It can lead to support, sometimes including help with breaks.
How much notice does a respite carer need?
Agree it at the start. A regular slot is set once; for a holiday, ask a few weeks ahead.
Helpful guides
Other help in County Durham
- Companionship
- Personal care
- Dementia care
- Help after a hospital stay
- Overnight care
- Live-in care
- End of life support
- Meal preparation
- Shopping and errands
- Appointments and outings
- Medication reminders
- Light housework
- Regular cleaning
- Deep clean
- End of tenancy
- After builders
- Oven cleaning
- Carpet cleaning
- Window cleaning
- Ironing and laundry
- Decluttering
Are you a carer in County Durham?
Join Carers & Cleaners for £1 a year and be found by families looking for respite care near you. There's no commission: you set your own rates and families pay you directly.
Carers & Cleaners is an introduction service. We don't vet or employ anyone, and what carers and cleaners tell us about themselves is self-declared. Families choose who to speak to and agree everything with them directly.