Respite Care in Dayton, OH
Short-term care that gives families time to rest and recharge.
When the Family Caregiver Needs Time to Step Away
Caring for an aging parent is rarely a decision anyone makes on purpose. It builds until the calendar belongs to someone else. Respite care in Dayton gives you a scheduled break without moving your parent anywhere.
A caregiver comes to the house and covers the window you need, from a few hours a week to two weeks while you travel. For the daughter driving in from Kettering four times a week, one standing afternoon changes the month.
Whoever steps in comes off the same Montgomery County team behind our home care in Dayton, not a roster pulled together for the week.
What a Caregiver Covers While You Step Away
Coverage follows the care plan your loved one already lives by, and longer stretches can fold in our wellness program. No weekly minimums, no contract.
Memory Care
Dementia caregivers burn out faster than most, and stepping away feels riskier. Our respite shifts use the same Alzheimer's and dementia care methods our caregivers rely on daily, in the home where the furniture and schedule are already familiar.
Companionship Care
Loneliness spikes the moment the usual family visitor is gone. Our companion care fills that gap with conversation, cards, or a walk outside, plus light housekeeping and meal preparation so you do not come back to a full sink.
Personal Care
Our personal care covers bathing, toileting, grooming, medication reminders, and mobility assistance. Caregivers handle these tasks with dignity, which matters most when a new face is doing them for the first time.
24-Hour Care
Some breaks need full coverage. Our 24-hour home care rotates awake caregivers in shifts, so wandering and nighttime bathroom trips are covered while you are out of state or unreachable.
Fall Prevention
A second fall becomes far more likely once the first one happens, and it often happens when the routine changes. Our fall prevention work starts with the home itself, since so many houses in Oakwood and the surrounding communities put the bedroom and the only full bathroom upstairs.
Other Specialized Care Relief
Conditions with unpredictable symptoms are the hardest to hand off. Our caregivers are trained in Parkinson's care techniques for freezing and slow transfers, and our stroke recovery care keeps mobility work intact while you are away.
Why Families Choose Lavender for Respite Care
Respite has one failure point: the substitute caregiver who does not know your mother. We have run these shifts out of our downtown Dayton office since 2009, for more than 1,000 families, and the BBB named us its Eclipse Integrity Award winner in 2019.
- The same caregiver, not whoever is free. Turnover stays under 10%, so your standing shift is a familiar face rather than a rotation.
- A meet-and-greet before your first break. You meet the matched caregiver in the home beforehand, so nobody walks in as a stranger on the day you leave.
- A licensed nurse reviews the plan. A nurse confirms the care plan still fits and updates it as needs change.
- You can verify the visit from anywhere. Caregivers clock in through a GPS-enabled app, which matters most when you cannot check in person.
- Someone answers at 2 a.m. Our office is reachable 24/7 to arrange backup coverage, whether you are in Centerville or across the country.
- Screened, then kept sharp. Background check, drug screen, work-history verification, training alongside a veteran caregiver, and continuing education each year.
How Respite Care Starts, From First Call to First Shift
One call, no call center
You reach a Lavender care coordinator directly and cover dates, hours, cost, and what your loved one needs. The office answers around the clock.
A free in-home assessment
Bernard or a care coordinator visits the home, often with a licensed nurse, and walks through routines, medications, mobility, and safety room by room. The visit is free whether the home is in Dayton or out toward Beavercreek, and it carries no obligation.
A caregiver matched to your parent, not to the opening
Our scheduling coordinator matches on personality and habits, then arranges the introduction before your break begins.
Coverage that starts on time
Most cases are staffed within one to two weeks, and we move faster when a hospital discharge or a family emergency compresses the timeline.
Respite Care Questions Dayton Families Ask
Cost depends on the hours and the level of support, so it is quoted per family. You get the number upfront, with no weekly minimums and no contract.
With the Dayton VA and Wright-Patterson nearby, a lot of local families qualify for VA respite benefits. Others use long-term care insurance, private pay, or an Ohio Medicaid waiver such as PASSPORT. We will tell you which questions to ask.
Two weeks is comfortable for planned travel. Holiday weeks and school breaks fill up first, so call earlier if your dates fall in late December.
Yes. Coverage ranges from a single overnight visit to continuous multi-week care while you travel, and you can combine formats within the same booking.
Our office stays reachable 24/7 and arranges backup coverage if a caregiver cannot reach the home. You get told what happened rather than finding out later.
Book the Break Before You Run Out of Room
Most families call us later than they should, usually after a fall, a discharge, or a canceled trip. You do not need a plan or a diagnosis to start the conversation.
Call 937-660-6901 to schedule a free, no-obligation care assessment. A care coordinator walks the home with you, builds the plan, and gives you an exact rate before you commit to anything.
