Respite Care in Glasgow

Glasgow covers a lot of ground, from the West End and Partick to Dennistoun, Shawlands, the Southside and Easterhouse. This page brings together respite providers serving the city so you can compare them in one place.

Home care visits can give you a few hours each week, and live in care provides one to one support at home while you take a longer break. Short stays in care homes and nursing homes across Glasgow suit people with more complex needs, including dementia.

In Scotland every unpaid carer has the right to an Adult Carer Support Plan. Glasgow has local carers centres for the North East, North West and South of the city, and Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership can help you get support.

Local support, NHS and funding in Glasgow

Glasgow City Council and its health and social care partnership can assess the needs of the person you care for and offer you an Adult Carer Support Plan. If you are eligible, they may arrange or help fund short breaks, and in Scotland councils cannot charge for support given to carers themselves. Visit the Glasgow City Council website, and see mygov.scot for more on short breaks from caring.

If your loved one’s needs are mainly health related, speak to their GP or community health team about what NHS support is available. Scotland has its own benefits: Carer Support Payment has replaced Carer’s Allowance, and Pension Age Disability Payment has replaced Attendance Allowance for people of State Pension age. Both are paid by Social Security Scotland. Our guide to funding respite care and carer’s assessment guide explain more.

Your local Age UK may offer carers support and sitting services, and you can search for charity grants towards the cost of a break through Turn2us.

Booking respite care in Glasgow

Before you book, check the provider’s latest inspection report from the Care Inspectorate and ask about availability, the minimum length of stay and what is included in the price. Short stay places in Glasgow can fill up around school holidays and Christmas, so it helps to enquire a few weeks ahead. If this is your first break, a few home care visits or a short trial stay can help your loved one settle.

Every provider listed can be contacted directly through respite-care.co.uk. Use the filters, then send a free, no obligation enquiry. Our guide to funding respite care explains how breaks can be paid for.