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"We envision an America where respite is readily available and easily accessible to all caregivers."
~ Lifespan Respite Task Force Respite
Sometimes what you need is a date night, or to get away for a break, or you may need support for your child while you take care of important family business. Respite is a frequently requested and needed family support service. It is designed to address the needs of all families in a way that is sensitive to the individual needs of each family situation. It is recommended that families seek out respite as a preventative strategy. Taking a break can help to regain strength and protect the health and well being of everyone in the family network. Respite is an important component of a continuum of comprehensive family support services. It should be available to families not only on a planned basis, but also in emergency situations. 
Maryland Resources
Respite Agencies By County Click on your county to find a listing of respite agencies near you. Please keep in mind that information on respite agencies changes frequently. If you have any questions about this list or cannot reach a particular provider as listed, please contact The Maryland Respite Coalition. If you are aware of a respite source that is not listed here, please send it in! Central Maryland Anne Arundel Baltimore City Baltimore County Harford County Howard County Eastern Shore Caroline County Cecil County Dorchester County Kent County Queen Anne's County Somerset County Talbot County Wicomico County Worcester County Southern Region Calvert County Charles County Montgomery County Prince Georges County St. Mary's County Western Region Allegany County Carroll County Frederick County Garrett County Washington County Caring Communities, Inc. (410) 549-5707 or toll-free: 1-866-227-4644 email: caringcommunities@adelphia.net This nonprofit organization provides respite care resources for families of children with disabilities. Maryland Department of Human Resources Respite Care Program (410) 767-7422 This program supports helps families to maintain family members at home and in the community by providing short-term, periodic care to individuals with developmental or functional disabilities in order to provide a period of rest and renewal for to family caregivers. Visit their website to access a brochure that lists respite vendors funded through DHR. Maryland Education and Day Care Resources for People with Disabilities This page of the Learning Independence Through Computers website provides a listing of a day care programs and schools for young children with developmental disabilities. Maryland Respite Coalition Phone: (410) 767-7323 The MRC is a volunteer coalition of individuals and organizations that provide information regarding respite resources throughout Maryland. Respite Services of Montgomery County Residents of Montgomery County who are providing regular, ongoing care to a family member who has a developmental disability or has been labeled as "functionally disabled", who is a child with challenging behavior, or who is a frail senior that cannot be left alone, may be eligible to receive respite care through Respite Services of Montgomery County. Visit the website for complete information. 
National Resources
HOMECARE HOMECARE Online provides information for the hospice community. Hospice services include supportive social, emotional, and spiritual services to the terminally ill, as well as support for the family. The care is primarily provided in the individual's home to maintain peace, comfort, and dignity. Hospice reaffirms the right of every person and family to participate fully in the final stage of life. Lifespan Respite Task Force This includes respite principles, plus a number of state and local respite programs. It also includes draft legislation which is under development at this point. National Respite Coalition Phone: (703) 256-9578 The Mission of the National Respite Coalition is to secure quality, accessible, planned and crisis respite services for all families and caregivers in need of such services in order to strengthen and stabilize families, and enhance child and adult safety. The Coalition works to achieve these goals by preserving and promoting respite in policy and programs at the national, state, and local levels. National Resource Center for Respite and Crisis Care Phone: 1-800-773-5433 (8:30 -5:00 p.m., Eastern Time) The National Resource Center for Respite and Crisis Care Service includes respite information as well as a free National Respite Locator Service. National Respite Locator Service The National Respite Locator Service helps parents, caregivers, and professionals find respite services in their state and local area. The service is also useful when a family travels or must move to another state. Local Respite Organizations
Central Maryland Anne Arundel County
Phone: (410) 561-9099 Population Served: Individuals with Disabilities Department of Aging Phone: (410) 222.4464 Population Served: Age 65+ Senior Care Program Kennedy Krieger Institute Phone: (410) 502-9639 Population Served: Special Needs Children Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children The Arc of Anne Arundel County Phone: (410) 268-8085 Population Served: Developmental Disabilities Baltimore City
Phone: (410) 561-9099 Population Served: Individuals with Disabilities Baltimore Association of Retarded Citizens Phone: (410) 296-2272 Population Served: Individuals with Disabilities Commission on Aging & Retirement Ed Phone: (410) 396-1341 Population Served: Age 65+ Kennedy Krieger Institute Phone: (410) 502-9639 Population Served: Special Needs Children Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children SecureCare Services, Ltd. Phone: (301) 879-3777 Population Served: Adult Baltimore County
Phone: (410) 561-9099 Population Served: Individuals with Disabilities Caring Communities Phone: (410) 549-5707 or (866) 227-4644 E-mail: caringcommunities@adelphia.net Caring Communities offers respite care training and a respite care registry for families to locate providers. Center for Progressive Learning Phone: (410) 581-7800 Population Served: Developmental Disabilities Department of Aging Phone: (410) 887-2594 Population Served: Age 65+ Kennedy Krieger Institute Phone: (410) 502-9639 Population Served: Special Needs Children Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children United Cerebral Palsy of Central Maryland Phone: (410) 484-4540 Population Served: Developmental Disabilities Harford County
Phone: (410) 561-9099 Population Served: Individuals with Disabilities Caring Hands, Inc. Phone: (410) 575-7125; (410) 272-4929 Provides permanent residential services for adults with mental and/or physical disabilities. Also provides short-term housing and care through the Respite Care Program. Serves both adults and children. Kennedy Krieger Institute Phone: (410) 502-9639 Population Served: Special Needs Children Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children Office on Aging Phone: (410) 638-3025 Population Served: Age 65+ The Arc of Northern Chesapeake Region Phone: (410) 836-7177 Population Served: Developmental Disabilities United Cerebral Palsy of Central Maryland Phone: (410) 484-4540 Population Served: Developmental Disabilities Howard County
Phone: (410) 561-9099 Population Served: Individuals with Disabilities Arc of Howard County Phone: (410) 730-0638 Population Served: Developmental Disabilities Area Agency on Aging Phone: (410) 313-7212 Population Served: Age 65+ Brighton Gardens of Columbia Phone: (410) 884-0773 Population Served: Age 65+ Caring Communities Phone: (410) 549-5490 or (866) 227-4644 E-mail: caringcommunities@adelphia.net Caring Communities offers respite care training and a respite care registry for families to locate providers. Kennedy Krieger Institute Phone: (410) 502-9639 Population Served: Special Needs Children Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children United Cerebral Palsy of Central Maryland Phone: (410) 484-4540 Population Served: Developmental Disabilities Eastern Shore Caroline County
Phone: (410) 479-5900 Population Served: Individuals with Disabilities Caroline Senior Center Phone: (410) 479-2093 Population Served: Age 65+ Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children Upper Shore Aging, Inc. Phone: (410) 758-6500 Population Served: Ages 65+ Cecil County
Phone: (410) 561-9099 Population Served: Individuals with Disabilities The Arc of Northern Chesapeake Region Phone: (410) 836-7177 Population Served: Developmental Disabilities Delmarva Community Services, Inc. Phone: (410) 221-1940 Population Served: Disabilities and Alzheimer's Department of Aging Phone: (410) 996-5295 Population Served: Age 65+ Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children Dorchester County
Phone: (410) 742-0505 Population Served: Age 65+ Delmarva Community Services Phone: (410) 221-1940 Population Served: Disabilities and Alzheimer's Dorchester County Developmental Unit Phone: (410) 221-1930 Population Served: Age 65+ Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children Kent County
Phone: (410) 221-1940 Population Served: Disabilities and Alzheimer's Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children Upper Shore Aging, Inc. Phone: (410) 758-6500 Population Served: Age 65+ Queen Anne's County
Phone: (410) 221-1940 Population Served: Disabilities and Alzheimer's Department of Aging Phone: (410) 758-0848 Population Served: Age 65+ Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children Somerset County
Phone: (410) 546-4519 Population Served: Mental Health, Child Welfare Commission on Aging MAC, Inc. Phone: (410) 742-0505 Population Served: Age 65+ Delmarva Community Services Phone: (410) 221-1940 Population Served: Disabilities and Alzheimer's Go Getters Phone: (410) 546-0381 Population Served: Adults with Mental Illness Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children Talbot County
Phone: (410) 221-1940 Population Served: Disabilities and Alzheimer's Health Department Phone: (410) 822-6828 Population Served: Age 65+ Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children Option Respite Phone: (410) 822-1617 Population Served: Children Talbot Senior Center Phone: (410) 822-2869 Population Served: Ages 65+ Upper Shore Aging, Inc. Phone: (410) 758-6500 Population Served: Ages 65+ Wicomico County
Phone: (410) 546-4519 Population Served: Mental Health, Child Welfare Commission on Aging MAC, Inc. Phone: (410) 742-0505 Population Served: Age 65+ Go Getters Phone: (410) 546-0381 Population Served: Adults with Mental Illness Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children Wicomico County Department of Social Services Phone: (410) 543-6900 Population Served: Individuals with Disabilities Worcester County
Phone: (410) 546-4519 Population Served: Mental Health, Child Welfare Commission on Aging MAC, Inc. Phone: (410) 742-0505 Population Served: Age 65+ Go Getters Phone: (410) 546-0381 Population Served: Adults with Mental Illness Inter-Faith Volunteer Caregivers Phone: (410) 352-5616 Population Served: Short Term Respite Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children Snow Hill Senior Center Phone: (410) 632-1289 Population Served: Age 65+ Wicomico County Department of Social Services Phone: (410) 543-6900 Population Served: Individuals with Disabilities Southern Region Calvert County
Phone: (410) 535-4461 Population Served: Developmental Disabilities Calvert Pines Senior Center Phone: (410) 535-4605 Population Served: Age 65+ Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children Charles County
Phone: (301) 934-1900 Population Served: Medical Day Care Age 16+ Area Agency on Aging Phone: (301) 934-0118 Population Served: Age 65+ Charles County Department of Social Services Phone: (410) 479-5900 Population Served: Individuals with Disabilities Charles County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Phone: (301) 934-1900 Population Served: Nursing Home Setting Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children Melwood Phone: (301) 932-9091 Population Served: Developmental Disabilities Montgomery County
Phone: (301) 649-1385 Population Served: All Ages Adventist Preferred Nursing Phone: (301) 681-9602 Population Served: Nursing Care Aging & Disability Services Phone: (240) 777-3000 Population Served: Age 19 + Amos Associates Phone: 301-315-6374 Population Served: Disabilities/All ages At Home Care, Inc. Phone: (301) 681-2700 Population Served: All Ages Bethesda Fellowship House Phone: (301) 654-2077 Population Served: Adult Day Center/ Age 19+ Care For You, Inc. Phone: (301) 215-7751 Population Served: Age 60+ Care Plus Health, Inc. Phone: (301) 962-6700 Population Served: All ages Caring Communities Phone: (410) 549-5490 or (866) 227-4644 E-mail: caringcommunities@adelphia.net Caring Communities offers respite care training and a respite care registry for families to locate providers. Collingswood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Phone: (301) 762-8900 Population Served: All ages Family & Nursing Care, Inc. Phone: (301) 588-8200 Population Served: Age 60+ Family, Infant & Childcare Center Phone: (301) 279-2165 Population Served: Ages birth-20 chronic medical conditions Fox Chase Rehabilitation and Nursing Phone: (301) 650-5454 Population Served: Ages 13+ Rehabilitation Hebrew Home of Greater Washington Phone: (301) 770-8476 Population Served: Ages 19+/ Nursing home setting Holiday Park Senior Center Phone: (301) 468-4443 Population Served: Age 65+ Holy Cross Home Care & Hospice Phone: (301) 754-7740 Population Served: All ages Holy Cross Hospital Adult Day Care Phone: (301) 754-7150 Population Served: Ages 19+ Medical Day Care Home Health Care-Lehrman Phone: (301) 990-6880 Population Served: All Ages JCA Adult Day Care Phone: (301) 468-1740 Population Served: Age 60+ Medical Day Care Jewish Council for the Aging Phone: (301) 881-8782 Population Served: Age 60+ Jewish Social Services Agency Phone: (301) 881-3700 Population Served: All ages Laurel Community Mental Health Phone: (301) 489-7500 Population Served: Mental Health Lt. J.P. Kennedy Institute Phone: (202) 529-7600 Population Served: Age 18+ Developmental Disabilities Manor Care Health Services Phone: (301) 657-8686 Population Served: Ages 19+ Nursing home setting Manor Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Phone: (301) 299-2273 Population Served: Ages 19+ Nursing home setting Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children Mariner Health at Circle Manor Phone: (301) 949-0230 Population Served: Ages 60+ Misler Jewish Senior Day Care Center Phone: (301) 466-1740 Population Served: Ages 19+ Options Phone: (301) 770-5000 Population Served: All Ages Pods of Montgomery County Phone: (301) 916-4985 Population Served: Individuals with Down Syndrome Potomac Group Home Corporation Phone: (301) 871-0230 Population Served: Alzheimer's, Mental Health Psychotherapeutic Services Phone: (301) 498-7500 Population Served: Mental Health Randolph Hills Adult Day Services Phone: (301) 933-2500 Population Served: Day Services Respite Care Program Phone: (301) 984-5792 Population Served: Child/Adult Disabilities Secure Care Services, Ltd. Phone: (301) 879-3777 Population Served: Adult Seniors' Interfaith Resource Center Phone: (301) 962-0820 Population Served: Age 60+ Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, ADC Phone: (301) 424-0960 Population Served: Ages 19 + Shady Grove Adventist Nursing and Rehabilitation Phone: (301) 424-6400 Population Served: Ages 19+ Sligo Creek Nursing Rehabilitation Center Phone: (301) 270-4200 Population Served: Ages 60+ Take a Break Respite Phone: (301) 251-2860 Population Served: Developmental Disabilities Vacation Program Phone: (301) 438-4330 Population Served: Adults Woodside Center Phone: (301) 588-5544 Population Served: Ages 15+ Prince George's County
Phone: (410) 549-5490 or (866) 227-4644 E-mail: caringcommunities@adelphia.net Caring Communities offers respite care training and a respite care registry for families to locate providers. Center for Progressive Learning Phone: (410) 581-7800 Population Served: Developmental Disabilities Department of Family Services Phone: (301) 699-2696 Population Served: Age 65+ Lt. J.P. Kennedy Institute Phone: (202) 529-7600 Population Served: Age 18+ Developmental Disabilities Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children Melwood Phone: (301) 599-8000 Population Served: Developmental Disabilities Prince George's County Department of Family Services Phone: (301) 699-2696 Population Served:Age 65+ Respite Care Associates, Inc. Phone: (301) 799-7746 Population Served: All ages SecureCare Services, Ltd. Phone: (301) 879-3777 Population Served: Adult St. Mary's County
Phone: (301) 475-5100 Population Served: Age 65+ Lt. J.P. Kennedy Institute Phone: (202) 529-7600 Population Served: Age 18+ Developmental Disabilities Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children St. Mary's County Department of Social Services Phone: (301) 475-4992 Population Served: Individuals with Disabilities The Arc of Southern Maryland Phone: (301) 373-6330 Population Served: Developmental Disabilities Western Region Allegany County
Phone: (301) 777-5970 Population Served: Age 65+ Human Resources Develop. Com., Inc. Phone: (301) 777-5970 Population Served: Age 65+ Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children United Cerebral Palsy of Central Maryland Phone: (301) 790-1493 Population Served: Developmental Disabilities Washington County Department of Social Services Phone: (301) 791-6785 Population Served: Individuals with Disabilities Carroll County
Phone: (410) 561-9099 Population Served: Individuals with Disabilities Bureau on Aging Phone: (410) 848-4049 Population Served: Age 65+ Change, Inc. Phone: (410) 876-2179 Population Served: Individuals with Disabilities Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children United Cerebral Palsy of Central Maryland Phone: (301) 790-1493 Population Served: Developmental Disabilities Fredrick County
Phone: (301) 694-1604 Population Served: Ages 65+ Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children United Cerebral Palsy of Central Maryland Phone: (301) 790-1493 Population Served: Developmental Disabilities Washington County Department of Social Services Phone: (301) 791-6785 Population Served: Individuals with Disabilities Garrett County
Phone: (301) 334-9431 Population Served: Age 65+ Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children United Cerebral Palsy of Central Maryland Phone: (301) 790-1493 Population Served: Developmental Disabilities Washington County Department of Social Services Phone: (301) 791-6785 Population Served: Individuals with Disabilities Washington County
Phone: (410) 549-5490 or (866) 227-4644 E-mail: caringcommunities@adelphia.net Caring Communities offers respite care training and a respite care registry for families to locate providers. Commission on Aging Phone: (301) 790-0275 Population Served: Age 65+ Maple Shade Phone: (410) 742-7400 Population Served: Children United Cerebral Palsy of Central Maryland Phone: (301) 790-1493 Population Served: Developmental Disabilities Washington County Department of Social Services Phone: (301) 791-6785 Population Served: Individuals with Disabilities |
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