Respite
Respite Care (VA Caregiver Support Program)
VA Houston Health Care (Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center)The VA Caregiver Support Program explains respite — a period of rest or a break from caregiving — and the three formal respite options VA offers caregivers through the Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care: In-Home Respite, Adult Day Health Respite, and Nursing Home Respite, plus caregiver respite tools and tip sheets.
How to start
Visit the VA Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) Respite website linked from this page for more information on how you, the caregiver, can utilize respite, and use the Caregiver Respite Tool on the page to plan respite.
- Counties served
- Harris
- Payers listed by the source
- VA
Source-checked Oct 25, 2026
Availability not confirmed
Contact the organization to confirm current availability and eligibility.
Source: VA Caregiver Support Program — Respite Care page · 2026
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