SOUTHERN PINES — For nearly the past year, Lorraine Weber has welcomed the calming presence of a respite care provider into her home to help with her son Robbie, who has moderate autism. Robbie ...

Kendrick Sampson is flanked by Cassidy Duncan-Graham, 17, left, and Zola Auld,17. Respite programs for children with special needs are a lifeline for overtaxed families, parents and care managers said ...

FORT RILEY, Kan. - The Exceptional Family Member Program's respite care gives Families of individuals with special needs an opportunity to rest. The program provides care for special needs individuals ...

BREMERTON (AP) — Walter Jacque figured he was better off than most people without homes. He had a pickup truck cab he could sleep in at night, snuggled up with his service dog Andy. It wasn’t ...

Dementia caregivers are at increased risk for burnout and declines in overall health. Since Alzheimer’s is a degenerative disease that attacks the brain – causing impaired memory, thinking and ...

Caring for a family member who has chronic health problems or special needs can be an around-the-clock job and it can be tiresome. The Respite Care Program is a component of the Army Community Service ...

Leslie and Brian Young endured a parent's worst nightmare. The Jacksonville couple's twin daughters, Kelsi and Carly, were born in January 2005, and Kelsi had a compromised lymphatic system that led ...