Adult Respite Care for Family Caregivers From Access Services
Access Services runs Adult Respite Services, which places an adult with special needs with a qualified respite provider for a short or longer stay so the family caregiver can take a break from the daily care routine.
It is for people caring at home for a loved one with special needs. The respite provider is expected to meet all of that person's personal, mental and health needs, and every respite provider goes through an application process and training before being qualified. Placements are made through a match-making process that works with both the family and the provider, so the stay fits the person and the provider's home. Access Services works with you to decide which respite option suits your family's needs, and offers both short-term and long-term respite.
To ask about receiving respite, fill in the Request Respite form on the program page at accessservices.org/programs/adult-respite. The form asks for your name, phone number, email and how you heard about the program.
The page notes that Access Services serves Pennsylvania counties with respite care but does not list which ones, so ask whether your county is covered. For general questions, Access Services lists a toll free number for its Schuylkill, Carbon and Berks office, 1.800.200.7701, at 340 S. Liberty Street, Orwigsburg, PA 17961-2127. That is a general office contact, not a respite intake line.
The page does not say what respite costs a family, how long a stay can last, how long a match takes, or what hours the office is open, so ask about those when you get in touch.
Source: accessservices.org/programs/adult-respite, read September 18, 2026.
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In Access Services’s words
For those caring for a loved one with special needs, Access Services’ Adult Respite Care program offers a safe and simple way to take a break from your daily care routine . We offer short and long-term adult respite services for your loved one with a qualified Access Services Respite Provider who is capable of meeting all of their personal, mental and health needs. We will work with you to determine which Respite option best suits your family’s needs.
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This listing summarizes publicly available information from accessservices.org/programs/adult-respite. Last recorded review: September 18, 2026. Contact the provider to confirm eligibility, hours and availability before you go. If something here is wrong, tell us.