Respite Care in Peterborough

Peterborough has grown quickly, from the older streets around the city centre to Hampton, Orton, Werrington, Bretton and Stanground. Wherever you live, this page helps you compare respite providers serving the city.

Home care visits can give you a few hours each week to rest, and live in care provides one to one support at home for longer breaks. Short stays in care homes and nursing homes around Peterborough can support people with dementia or Parkinson’s.

Peterborough City Council runs an all age carers service and can carry out a carer’s assessment, which may lead to help with the cost of a break.

Local support, NHS and funding in Peterborough

Peterborough City Council is responsible for adult social care in Peterborough. Ask them for a needs assessment for the person you care for and a carer’s assessment for yourself. If you are eligible, the council may arrange or help pay for respite, usually after a financial assessment, and some families use direct payments to arrange care themselves. Visit the Peterborough City Council website.

If your loved one’s needs are mainly health related, ask their GP or social worker about NHS continuing healthcare, which is arranged and paid for by the NHS. The NHS guide to carer breaks and respite care also sets out the options.

Benefits can help with the cost. Attendance Allowance is not means tested and is paid to people over State Pension age who need help with care, and Carer’s Allowance may be available if you care for 35 hours a week or more. 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 Peterborough

Before you book, check the provider’s latest inspection report from the CQC and ask about availability, the minimum length of stay and what is included in the price. Short stay places in Peterborough 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.

You can contact every provider listed directly. Filter by care type or condition, then send a free, no obligation enquiry. Our carer’s assessment guide explains how to ask for one.