Respite Care Directory For Eugene, OR

Respite Care is an important, helpful service for full-time care givers of Elderly adults who need a break.

Below is a list of Respite Care services in the Eugene, OR area. They range from At-Home Care services to Adult Day-care facilities. Check out our map to find a Respite Care service near you.

Name of Facility	Address	Phone #
Addus HealthCare	1142 Willagillespie Rd	541-342-5567
Alpine Court Memory Care & Cottages	3720 N Clarey St	541-689-3900
Applegate Care Center	709 W Broadway	541-343-3445
Avamere Riverpark of Eugene	425 Alexander Loop	541-345-6199
Churchill Clubhouse Estates	1919 Bailey Hill Rd	541-485-8320
Farmington Square	2730 Baily Ln	541-344-7902
Fox Hollow Residential Care Community	5320 Fox Hollow Rd	541-343-8439
Gateway Gardens	178 Commons Dr	541-302-1283
Good Neighbor Care	78 Centennial Loop	541-747-3373
Green Valley Rehabilitation Health Center	1735 Adkins St	541-344-8435
Kingswood Court at Sheldon Park	2440 Willakenzie Rd	541-344-1078
Mountain View Senior Living Solutions	PO Box 7364	541-741-0449
New Horizons In-Home Care	1345 Olive St	541-687-8851
Sawyer House ALC	1155 Darlene Ln	541-338-8780
Southtowne Living Center	389 W 29th Ave	541-683-3618
Sweetbriar Villa	6135 East St	541-726-5026
Thurston Living Center	6452 A St.	541-746-0980

Would Respite Care Help You?

Are you a full-time Caregiver who needs a Break? Respite Care exists for that very purpose.

It’s difficult for many people to understand the strain of taking care of an elderly loved one twenty-four hours a day. This responsibility can weigh heavily on people. They feel like they can never catch up to their other workload, and never have any time for themselves. Sadly, many of them burn out before too long.

Respite Care is a service that is offered to full-time caregivers who need a little time off, whether that means regularly or occasionally. Respite Care workers can be in-home nurses or workers at a facility such as an Adult Day Care or Assisted Living community.

Many family caregivers would rather their loved one be cared for at home where he or she feels safer and more comfortable. But many elder care facilities are well-equipped to handle day guests. For many seniors, it’s a better option anyway, because it allows them to get out of the house and enjoy a different environment.

Some Respite Care centers will offer care for multiple days as well. This is especially convenient for families who want to go on vacation, but cannot bring their loved one along.

Happily, Respite Care is generally less expensive than most other elder care services. So if you need a break from Caregiving, check out your local elder care resources for Respite Care. It’s worth it!

For Oregon residents, click here to find Respite Care facilities.

Networks for Helping Seniors

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in their handy “Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home,” recommends that people explore different options BEFORE deciding to put their loved ones in a nursing home. In many cases, those loved ones do not need intensive, 24-hour assistance, but their needs are just a little more than any one person can handle. The Guide lists many different kinds of services that can help out based on the individual’s needs, so that the Nursing Home option doesn’t have to be the first and only option. I’m posting those options below, along with a brief definition and explanation.

■ Adult day care : This is a unique service offered to seniors who live with loved ones but need care during the day while their loved ones are at work. Most adult day cares are designed for seniors who have dimentia or alzheimers and cannot care for themselves.

■ Meal programs (like Meals-on-Wheels) Meals on Wheels is a national program that offers home delivery of lunches to seniors who are not able to get out. Delivery Drivers are volunteers

■ Senior centers are gathering places for seniors and their caregivers where they can find limitless information on senior services, and also find friendship, recreation, employment, and volunteer opportunities.

■ Friendly visitor programs: Offer much needed fellowship and friendly assistance for seniors who are stuck at home without friends and family. The volunteer network of is dedicated to making those they help realize that they are not alone.

Be sure to check with any of these networks to inquire about further assistance in transportation, shopping, or any other questions regarding elder services in your area.

The End of Senior Driving: Helping Mom Hang up the Keys

When is it time to help mom or dad hang up the car keys for good? How do you bring up this sensitive topic to a loved one who is otherwise fairly independent? This is one we struggled with when my own mother had two accidents in short succession and sustained broken bones.

Depending on your loved one’s abilities, sometimes gradually decreasing driving is easier to swallow than removing driving rights all together. If they live in an Assisted Living facility, this should not be a great problem, as they will be able to take advantage of transportation assistance. But if they are independent, they don’t usually see that their driving skills have diminished. Encourage them to limit driving to a few local sites, and offer other transportation options for any appointments or errands which require longer distance or more skillful navigation (congested cities, higher speed highways, unfamiliar routes, etc.).

Before entering discussion with a loved one, do a little research on local transportation services, willing friends or family or volunteer services (if you are unable to provide transportation on a regular basis) so you’ll be able to present reasonable solutions that preserve their independence and dignity. Lovingly breach the topic, clearly expressing that their safety is your primary concern.

Action points:

1. Post a listing near their phone including
-local transportation services
-the names and numbers of willing family, friends, or volunteer services.

2. For really extreme cases, contact your local Department of Transportation. (Usually, if you are honest early on, it won’t come to this. Don’t let it get this far! Don’t be afraid to tell mom that she’s scaring you.)

Caring for your Parent at Home?

When the family conversation of “what to do with grandma” comes up, one irritating question will inevitably raised by one of the children: “Why can’t Grandma come live with us?” The question bounces off the ceiling, all four walls, and finally lays to rest on the kitchen table before someone works up the warrior courage to say, “Sweetheart, I don’t think that would work.”

The home care invitation option is intensely personal. It often comes up when an elder is suddenly left alone following the death of a spouse. Suddenly there are new concerns: How will Dad cook his meals? How will Grandma go to town without Grandpa to drive? What if something happens to her?

This type of non-medical home care is often dismissed right away, even though it is far less expensive and less complicated than any Assisted Living facility. So why do people turn it down so quickly? Because of the relational problems.

Family relationships are complicated and full of baggage. Throw in general personality conflicts and limited space issues, and you might have a recipe for disaster. This is NOT an option for everyone.

But too many people dismiss the idea without considering the positives. Bringing your elderly loved one into your home has many potential benefits. They would be cared for, for starters. With the help of you and your family, there’s no need to worry about them living alone and barely being able to manage. You could keep them out of the driver seat, and make sure they remembered to take their medication. And while they’re around, they could help with some housework, and with the kids’ homework. Plus, they would give you company: someone to go shopping or watch baseball with.

But the biggest benefit to having your parents/grandparents at home is the experience it can give to your own kids. Most children today never take the time to really get to know their grandparents. They have no concept of how difficult life was not so long ago, or of how dramatically this world has changed in such a short time. They don’t understand that some wisdom only comes through experience. And they NEED to know. They need to be linked with the elder generations. We all do.

I say this out of experience. Ten years ago, my aged grandparents came to my wedding. He was ninety one, and she was eighty-four. We sat outside the church talking about “the old days.” They didn’t walk to school up hill both ways, but they DID live in an empty grain silo for the first years of their marriage. They had nothing. Nothing at all. She delivered my uncle in that structure.

“Oh, but we had FUN in those days,” they said. “Kids today have everything, but they are all miserable. We had eachother, and that was enough.”

That was the last time I saw my grandfather. He died two months later. But I will never forget that conversation, or the wisdom they imparted that morning. As a young man about to start my own family, I needed it.

Having your aging loved one at home would give maximum opportunity for that kind of effect. It is risky and inconvenient, but the potential benefits should not be overlooked.

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