Respite care in North Somerset
Find a self-employed carer for respite care anywhere in North Somerset. It's free for families, and you choose who to speak to.
Cities and towns in North Somerset
Villages in North Somerset
- Abbots Leigh
- Backwell
- Banwell
- Barrow Common
- Barrow Gurney
- Blagdon
- Bleadon
- Brockley
- Burrington
- Butcombe
- Cambridge Batch
- Churchill
- Clapton in Gordano
- Claverham
- Cleeve
- Congresbury
- Downside
- Dundry
- Easton-in-Gordano
- Elborough
- Failand
- Farleigh
- Felton
- Flax Bourton
- Hewish
- Hutton
- Kenn
- Kewstoke
- Kingston Seymour
- Leigh Woods
- Locking
- Long Ashton
- Lower Langford
- Loxton
- Lulsgate Bottom
- North End
- Pill
- Portbury
- Potters Hill
- Redhill
- Regil
- Rickford
- Sandford
- Sheepway
- Stock
- Stone-edge Batch
- Tickenham
- Walton Bay
- Walton in Gordano
- West Hill
- West Wick
- Weston in Gordano
- Wick St Lawrence
- Winford
- Winscombe
- Wraxall
- Wrington
- Yatton
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 North Somerset
- 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 North Somerset?
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.