Lifespan Respite

Economic Assistance

Developmental Disabilities

Yes

Lifespan Respite Program is a service designed to give caregivers a break from the demands of providing ongoing care for recipients with special needs unable to care for themselves. The Lifespan Respite Program provides funding for eligible unpaid primary family caregivers to purchase respite services.

To be eligible, caregivers must:

  A) Be providing care or supervision of applicant or recipient with special needs without reimbursement or payment;
  B) Need respite services;
  C) Reside in the same home as the person with special needs or be providing care to the recipient in the
      recipient’s home for a minimum of 4 hours per day Sunday through Saturday; and
  D) Caregivers may not use respite services while engaging in employment activities.

To apply for respite services, the following documents must be completed. You can submit these documents by email, fax, or mail using the information below.

What would you like to do?

Apply for Respite Subsidy

Apply for Exceptional Circumstances Respite

Become a Service Provider

Solicitud del Programa de Subsidio Lifespan Respite (Spanish)

Solicitud de financiación para circunstancias excepcionales, incluido el relevo por crisis (Spanish)

Solicitud del Proveedor de Respiro Individual (Spanish)

What you need to know

Lifespan Respite Regulations - Title 464

Title 464 Lifespan Respite Services Program Guidance

Lifespan Respite Subsidy Income Resource Guidance

https://respite.ne.gov

(866) Respite

(866) 737-7483

Details

The program serves eligible people through the lifespan with a variety of special needs.

A special need involves a person of any age who requires assistance for disabilities that may be medical, mental, or behavioral.

Lifespan Respite will only provide respite supports for people not receiving respite services or eligible for other respite services from another government program.
Respite may be provided in a variety of settings, including within the client's home, community settings, and facilities.
Respite provides up to $125 per month for planned respite per client.

An additional $1,000 per eligibility period is available for program-eligible clients for qualified Exceptional Circumstances, including crisis respite.
A separate funding application request must be submitted for Exceptional Circumstances Respite and approved for eligibility.