• Adult day care (good for a daily break)
  
• Nursing home/residential care home (usually for a week)
  
• Sitting service (day or night)
  
• Volunteer help (a few hours a day or week)
  
• Private nurse (according to need)
  
• Assisted living (depending on means and requirements)

Sources for Locating Respite Care

• National or regional offices of the Alzheimer's Association
  
• Visiting Nurse Associations
  
• Social services agencies
  
• Volunteer organizations
  
• Physicians
  
• Religious congregation
  
• Hospital discharge planner
  
• Community medical center
  
• Local Area Agency on Aging or Office on Aging
  
• Fraternal organizations
  
• United Way agencies
  
• Veterans Administration offices
  
• Local senior centers
  
• Support groups
  
• Nursing agency
  
• Home health agency
  
• Long-term care ombudsman