A service that provides a trained individual sent by an agency, to give the parent or primary caregiver relief for a certain number of hours per month, as agreed upon in the Individual Program Plan (IPP).

Respite is used to relieve family members from the responsibility of providing care to the individuals receiving
services. Services can be intermittent or regularly scheduled hours. An individual or family seeking respite services can choose the way services are delivered, such as Agency, Employer of Record Respite, or Participant Directed as described above.

You need to run errands or you have a doctor's appointment, or you need a little free time without your child with disabilities. You want a respite agency to send a qualified person for the job.