Free Respite Care for Families Living with Dementia

What is Respite Care?

Respite care provides a safe, engaging environment for your loved one while you take a much-needed break. Our trained staff and volunteers provide activities, meals, and companionship in a warm, supportive setting.

Quick Information

📅 Schedule:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays

Time:
10:00 AM - 1: 00 PM

📍 Location:
Carver Center for Families
1200 W 17th Street, Georgetown, TX
Room D5

💰 Cost:
FREE - No charge

The Program:

Our Respite Program provides meaningful engagement and social connection for individuals living with dementia while offering family caregivers a much-needed break.

Built on a social model of care and incorporating Montessori-inspired principles, the program focuses on strengths, abilities, purpose, and connection. We believe every person living with dementia deserves opportunities to remain engaged, valued, and successful.

While your loved one participates in the program, you can enjoy your own "gift of time" to run errands, attend appointments, spend time with friends, pursue hobbies, or simply rest and recharge. If you prefer, you are always welcome to stay and participate alongside your loved one.

Each day is thoughtfully planned to encourage socialization, cognitive engagement, creativity, movement, and lifelong learning. Activities are tailored to participants' interests and abilities, creating opportunities for success, joy, and meaningful connection.

Our trained volunteers and staff provide encouragement, companionship, and support throughout the day, helping each participant feel welcomed, respected, and included.

A Typical Day at Respite Care

10:00 AM — Arrival, Coffee & Snack
Warm welcome, settle in, socialize

10:30 AM — 🎵 Music Therapy
Sing-alongs, instrument play, music appreciation

11:30 AM — 🍽️ Lunch
Nutritious meal served by volunteers

12:15 PM — 🎨 Group Activity
Arts, crafts, games, or gentle exercise

1:00 PM — 👋 Pick-up & Goodbye
Smiles all around!

Why Respite Matters

Caring for a loved one living with dementia can be rewarding, but it can also be challenging. Family caregivers need opportunities to rest, recharge, and care for themselves. Our Respite Program provides caregivers with a much-needed break while their loved one enjoys meaningful activities, social connection, and support in a safe and welcoming environment.

Participant Qualifications

Before joining the program, we meet with the participant and their care partner or family member to learn more about their interests, abilities, needs, and daily routines. This meeting helps us determine whether our program is a good fit and allows us to provide the most meaningful and successful experience possible.

To participate safely in the program, individuals must be able to use the restroom independently, eat without hands-on assistance, and move about the program independently. Participants may ambulate independently or with an assistive device, such as a cane, walker, or wheelchair. Individuals who use wheelchairs must be able to self-propel and transfer independently, as our staff and volunteers are unable to provide hands-on physical assistance.

While we are happy to assist with simple meal accommodations, such as cutting food into smaller portions, participants must be able to eat independently, as we are unable to provide eating assistance or modified diets.

A Gift of Time is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all participants and their families. We will consider reasonable accommodations whenever possible and encourage families to contact us to discuss their loved one's individual needs.

We welcome questions about eligibility, participation requirements, and accommodations. Our goal is to help each family find the support, resources, and programs that best meet their unique needs.