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How can I create a respite zone in my home?

Last Updated: April 09, 2008

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Creating a respite zone for caregivers is extremely important. It's a place in the home reserved for the caregiver to use as a retreat away from a care receiver and caregiver tasks and a place to do self care.

The Summer 2005 issue of Vantage magazine has a valuable article on creating respite zones. You can find the full article at (see pages 20-21 of the article):
www.alzfdn.org/publications/ca_summer05.pdf

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