Main location
- 914 Market Street, Suite 106Parkersburg, WV
- Mon - Fri • 8-4
- 304-485-6748
Nutrition Site
- 510 Columbia AvenueWilliamstown, WV
- Mon - Fri • 11-12 (For Lunch Only)
- 304-485-6748
Wood County Senior Citizens Association, Inc. is happy to offer respite care services for full-time home caregivers in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and all towns throughout Wood County. Respite care provides short-term relief for overworked family members struggling to take care of an older family member with medical problems. Home caregivers struggle with their own time and energy as they take care of the high demands of an at-home loved one. Respite care provides exactly what you need for a well-deserved and much-needed break.
Respite Care is essential when you are a long-term, at-home caregiver to a loved one in your family. It’s important to take care of yourself as well as your family members as you take care of your frail, older family member. Our caregivers offer light duty as well as companionship options so you can take a break to grocery shop, pay bills, or simply take a few minutes to breathe. Our Respite Care Program enables caregivers to better cope with overwhelming emotions of providing full-time care, whether that is with a much need time out or with a sympathetic ear of someone who knows what you are going through. You are not alone.
The Respite Care Program is available to caregivers in Wood County who are providing full-time, unpaid care to a family member who is 60 plus. Funding is based solely on donations. We can offer these much-needed services because of generous individuals and private donors. These periods of relief are very important to the health and well-being of local caregivers in our area. We are happy to provide this program and thank all generous residents who have contributed to this effort.
Remember: You cannot properly take care of the needs of another without adequately taking care of yourself. When you are taking care of a loved one, and struggling to do so, scheduling respite care can provide you with the opportunity to care for your well-being. Help is available.
