The Romie and Esther Tager Respite Care Programme

When parents have a child with a complex medical condition, it can be difficult, sometimes impossible to get a night’s sleep, have time for a rest or for parents to enjoy an evening out together. On occasion, one night’s sleep can make the difference between coping or not.

The Romie and Esther Tager Respite Care programme offers parents a lifeline in these circumstances. We can provide a properly qualified carer to look after the child for a night, or for part of a day to allow parents the chance to have a little time for themselves. For families with siblings, we can also provide specially trained baby sitters in addition to the qualified carer to enable parents to attend a Simcha, or even to simply have an evening together in peace.

Our volunteers are all properly screened and trained.