Respite Care Case Study

Respite is defined as, “a short period of rest or relief from something difficult”.

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Family Information:​
Two children, ages 5 months and 2 years.
Both children born premature, the 2-year-old has developmental delays, and the 5-month-old uses oxygen.
The family has recently moved and has no family support.
Parents feel overwhelmed and are financially stressed.
Mother needs help with her medically fragile children during appointments for their health and developmental needs. She also needs time for self-care.
Mother suffers from postpartum depression.
Father works full time to support the family.

Goals and Needs
Nurturing Newborns gathered information about the family from social workers, case managers and therapists at Rocky Mountain Human Services.
Nurturing Newborns staff met with the family to determine “goodness of fit” for our unique services, assign a respite provider and review the specific needs in this home.
Working together, the staff at Nurturing Newborns and the parents decided that two half days of support every week in the home would be appropriate. Mother could go to appointments, do household tasks, take advantage of counseling, and rest.
This family qualified for respite funding through Rocky Mountain Human Services (rmhumanservices.org), and they also completed an application for respite funding through Colorado Respite Coalition (Coloradorespitecoalition.org).
The provider helped with small household tasks including laundry and meal preparation so that the mom could take a break and continue mental health treatment.
The parents were able to practice self-care knowing that their children were cared for by providers with specialized experience in the care of fragile little ones.

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What our clients say

"Nurturing Newborns’ ladies Pamela and Chris have given me so much with every time they come to my home. They always make sure my children and I are great in every way possible. I have been suffering with post partum depression for months and they’ve understood me in every way. I’ve felt very comfortable to talk to them about this journey while depression is big factor in it. They’ve helped me grasp daily duties with my kids while I take a moment for my self, and try to not let go of myself in this depression. Ever since they’ve been in our lives, it’s been all greatness and also uplifting. Thank you Nurturing Newborns for these great ladies that have been a great part in everyday life for others!"

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