Respite Referral
Heart For Home (H4H) provides respite care for foster children, adopted children eligible for respite through adoption subsidy, kinship caregivers of children in foster care, and children with an SED waiver who can't access respite via CMH.
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Respite Care Criteria:
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Homes can provide respite for a few hours up to 5 days.
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A child must have a return placement after respite, respite homes cannot be used as a borrowed bed.
Respite Request Process:
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Requests must come through the DHHS-6072 by the child’s worker.
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Agencies cannot request respite directly from H4H homes.
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Foster parents cannot request respite directly from H4H homes.
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A virtual meeting will cover respite details such as dates, transportation, and obligations (parenting time, therapy, etc.).
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After respite, the child’s worker provides a feedback form to ensure quality reporting.