Services include 24-hour emergency room physician coverage, hospice, respite care, cardiac rehab, physical and occupational therapy and county-wide ambulance services.
It has developed services for people who are physically frail or suffering from the onset of dementia, chronic neurological conditions, respite care, intermediate care and rehabilitation, terminal care.
Its mission is to provide quality short-term or emergency respite care for children, usually between the ages of 312 years, and support for their families.
It varies in forms but the basic principle of respite care is to provide temporary care for a care recipient when their primary caregiver must be absent.