Programs and Services

The Mission of the Lifespan Respite Network is to provide easy access to
quality respite care services for any family, regardless of age, income, or special needs.

This will be achieved by:

· Fostering natural family supports,

· Collaborative partnerships,

· Increased availability of respite providers

Now offering Fiscal Agent Services to individuals receiving MA Waiver funding.

Lifespan Respite establishes a network of respite providers to make relief available to caregivers of people with special needs. These special needs may include cognitive, physical, behavioral, and/or emotional disabilities.

Lifespan Respite Network serves all persons regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, or situation. The network also provides preventative measures to ensure that primary caregivers receive the relief they need to stay healthy and keep the family together.

Lifespan Respite Care Grant Through the Respite Care Association of Wisconsin

United Cerebral Palsy of West Central Wisconsin has received a grant from the Respite Care Association of Wisconsin to establish the Lifespan Respite Care Network. The program is designed to combine existing respite resources with new resources in order to provide a continuum of consistent and quality respite care to caregivers of people with special needs. This network, established within United Cerebral Palsy of West Central Wisconsin, will provide:

• Family respite stipends, provided through the Lifespan Grant ant the United Way Grant, to residents of all ages.
• Information & resources for families searching for respite, including funding and care providers.
• Existing training resources and organized training opportunities for families and care providers.

Fiscal Agent Services

The newest Respite Care Support offered by UCP, initiated in 2006, is referred to as Fiscal Agent services. Through this system, United Cerebral Palsy is able to manage care funds on behalf of families while they are empowered to select, employ, train, and manage their own care providers.

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