·State program
Relatives/Family Members Serving As Paid Providers of Respite Services
Relatives/Family Members Serving As Paid Providers of Respite Services administered by DDSN (South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs)
What you get
Cash Stipend, Services, as recorded:
- Adult Attendant Care limited to a maximum of 136 units per week (34 hours per week)
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
- 01
Does the person receiving care live in South Carolina?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
Does your relationship to the person — spouse, parent, sibling, grandparent, or other relative — count for this program?
- 03
What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
- 04
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
- 05
Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
- 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.
- 07
What documents do you need from us to start an application?
- 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
“Respite is defined as care provided to a DDSN eligible person”
bhdd.sc.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
Relationship to the person receiving care
“non-legally responsible family member (sibling, grandparent, aunt, uncle, etc.)”
bhdd.sc.gov →
How to apply
- 01
Family members/relatives wishing to receive payment for respite services rendered must acknowledge that they are not a primary support provider and are not legally responsible for the person