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Lifespan Respite Care Program

Lifespan Respite Care Program administered by Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging

Services

What you get

Services, as recorded:

  • free or low-cost service; cost determined by sliding scale within income guidelines
GC1 · Social Support

Questions that decide eligibility

GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:

  1. 01

    Does the person receiving care live in Rhode Island?

    Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.

  2. 02

    Does your relationship to the person — parent, child, or grandparent — count for this program?

  3. 03

    What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?

  4. 04

    Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?

  5. 05

    Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?

  6. 06

    Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name.

    Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.

  7. 07

    What documents do you need from us to start an application?

  8. 08

    Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?

Who qualifies, in the source’s words

Where our record has a direct quote from the official source, here it is — otherwise, this is our best reading of the rule.

  • Disability of the person receiving care

    “a short-term break from the daily responsibility of caring for a child or adult with disabilities, or elder loved one”
    oha.ri.gov →

  • Minimum VA disability rating

    Minimum VA disability rating: null%.

  • Work hours

    Minimum work hours: null.

  • Relationship to the person receiving care

    “if you are a parent caring for a minor with a disability, a grandparent or foster parent caring for a child consider yourself a Caregiver”
    oha.ri.gov →

  • State residency

    “CareBreaks is a free or low-cost* service for Rhode Island residents”
    oha.ri.gov →

How to apply

  1. 01

    Call 401-421-7833 Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm and ask for the CareBreaks Program, or contact the ADRC (Rhode Island Aging and Disability Resource Center) at 401-462-4444

This page is for discovery and preparation, not an eligibility determination. Program rules change — confirm every detail on the official source. More programs in Rhode Island →