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In Home Respite Care in Sarasota

Caring for a parent or spouse is hard work. Care By You provides a friendly caregiver at home while you rest for a few hours or several days.

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What Our Respite Care Includes

Your loved one stays at home with a caregiver while you take a break. We plan each visit around the tasks you want covered.

  • Friendly company and conversation
  • Meal preparation
  • Light housekeeping and chores
  • Errands and grocery shopping
  • Scheduled daytime walks
  • Verbal medication reminders
  • Short visits, overnight stays or several days
  • Nonmedical support only

What We Do Not Provide

  • Personal care, such as bathing, dressing or toileting
  • Medical or nursing care
  • Giving or managing medication

Care By You provides nonmedical homemaker and companion care only. If your loved one needs personal or medical care, call us and we will talk through your options.

When Caring for a Loved One Starts to Wear You Down

Looking after someone you love can feel natural, and many couples expect to grow old together. As the years pass, caring for a spouse often becomes harder than anyone planned.

Adult children face their own pressures, often looking after an ageing parent while running a busy family home. Balancing both responsibilities takes a real toll.

Family caregivers rarely step back because they want to stop. Even the most devoted people wear down over time, as stress builds, energy drops and their own health starts to slip.

What Respite Care Looks Like at Home

Respite care lets your loved one stay in their own home while you take a break. A Care By You caregiver steps in, keeps your loved one company and maintains their usual daily routine.

A break can be as short or as long as you need. Families book respite for:

  • A few hours on a busy day
  • A full day out
  • An overnight stay
  • Several days, such as a family holiday

Short, regular breaks can lower your stress and give you back the energy that caring takes. They also let the whole family share the work of caring, with steady support behind them.

We build the care plan around the tasks you want help with. Some families want relief with a few jobs for a short time. Others want help for the long term. We keep the plan flexible, so it can change as needs change.

How We Match the Right Caregiver to Your Family

Every new client starts with a free in home assessment. We visit, learn about your loved one’s daily routine and confirm that we can meet their needs before care begins.

We then match a caregiver to your loved one’s personality. If the match does not feel right, you can ask for a different caregiver.

Care By You is registered with Florida AHCA for homemaker and companion services. We also hold a BBB A+ rating. Care can run a few hours a day, or up to 24 hour care.

Don’t Wait for Burnout to Ask for Help

Ask for help before exhaustion takes over and affects your own health. A respite caregiver can step in while you rest and recharge.

Your loved one continues to age in place, with the comfort and independence of home. Many families pair respite with our companion care and medication reminders for steady nonmedical support.

Care By You provides nonmedical homemaker and companion care only. Our caregivers do not provide personal care or medical care. They give verbal medication reminders but do not give medication.

Call 941.451.0696 or 941.334.0941 to talk about your loved one’s needs. We will book your free in home assessment as soon as we can.

Respite Care Across Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte Counties

Care By You serves families across Sarasota County, Manatee County and Charlotte County, Florida. Call 941.451.0696, email admin@carebyyoufl.com or send an enquiry online to check we cover your area.

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Care day and night at home, with caregivers working in shifts, for seniors who need someone with them around the clock.

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Not sure where to begin?

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Tell us about your loved one and we will suggest the right mix of support. The home assessment is free.

Or call 941.451.0696

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Questions About Respite Care

Cost depends on weekly hours, weekday or weekend visits and the type of nonmedical support you need. We share pricing on your first call. Your free in home assessment then shapes a plan that fits your situation.
Ask each agency three things on the first call. Ask about a free in home assessment, Florida AHCA registration and how the agency matches caregivers. Clear answers to all three are a good sign.
Home care gives your loved one ongoing support. Respite care is short term support that gives the family caregiver a break. The two meet similar needs, and many families use both.
Respite can last a few hours, a full day, overnight or several days. Some families book it every week, while others book monthly or only when they go away on holiday.
Watch for constant exhaustion, difficulty sleeping, growing frustration and skipping your own doctor appointments. A drop in your own health is the clearest sign. Ask for help early rather than waiting for burnout.

Talk to Us About Home Care for Your Loved One

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