Funding Respite
Social & Community Services
Oxfordshire Social & Community Services Department will fund respite care for some people. Charges for services depend on the financial circumstances of the person being cared for; they will need to be financially assessed.
Time for Carers Funds
If the person with dementia is self-funding, carers sometimes find it problematic to arrange respite care, as this has to be paid for.
Limited non-means-tested funds are available to help with this.
Carers' Special Grant money is administered through the three Carers Centres in Oxfordshire to provide various funds, including respite funds to enable carers to take a break from caring.
Contact Oxfordshire Carers Centres:
North and West Oxfordshire Carers Centre
27 Horsefair
BANBURY
OX16 0AE
Tel.: 01295 264545
Fax: 01295 270660
Open Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 10-4
Closed Tuesdays
Telephone help Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 9am to 5pm
Email: [email protected]
Web.: www.oxoncarers.org.uk (North & West
Oxfordshire)
Oxford Carers Centre
174a Cowley Road
OXFORD
OX4 1UE
Tel.: 01865 205192
Fax: 01865 242569
Email: [email protected]
Web.: www.oxoncarers.org.uk (Oxford)
South and Vale Carers Centre
3-5 Lydalls Road
DIDCOT
OX11 7HX
Tel.: 01235 510212
Fax: 01235 512198
Email: [email protected]
Web.: www.svcarers.org.uk (South & Vale)
