Relief · Recovery · Support
Respite care, for the caregiver who needs care too.
Most of the families I work with didn't set out to become caregivers. A spouse got sick. A parent fell. An adult child moved back home “just to help for a few weeks” and it's been a year. Caregiving crept up on them — and by the time we talk, the person holding the household together is usually running on fumes.
Respite is what we call scheduled, reliable relief for the family member doing the caregiving. It's not a backup plan. It's not a favor from a friend. It's a real caregiver, coming on a predictable schedule, so the spouse or adult child can sleep, work, see their own doctor, attend their daughter's recital, or simply leave the house without a knot in their chest.
If you're the one reading this at 10pm after everyone else is finally down, this page is written for you.
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Founded 2026
Small on purpose. Staying that way.
Owner-led
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Serving the East Bay
Contra Costa · Alameda · Solano
What It Looks Like
What respite care at home actually looks like.
Respite can be almost anything, depending on what the family caregiver actually needs relief from:
A few hours a week, same day, same time. The family caregiver goes to their own doctor, has lunch with a friend, does errands without rushing.
A full day, once a week. The caregiver goes to work, or sleeps, or simply has a day that doesn't revolve around someone else's needs.
Evenings, so the primary caregiver can have dinner with their own family or actually sit down and read.
Overnights, so someone who's been getting up at 3am for weeks can finally sleep through the night.
A longer stretch — a weekend, a week — so the caregiver can travel, rest, or handle a personal situation.
When It's the Right Fit
Four situations we hear from most.
The family caregiver is a spouse.
Often aging themselves, who's been doing this mostly alone. Scheduled respite isn't optional anymore — it's what keeps them well enough to keep going.
The family caregiver is an adult child.
Often also working full-time, often with their own kids. They've been holding too much. Respite gives them back a predictable piece of the week.
A recent change made caregiving harder.
A new diagnosis, a hospital discharge, a progression in dementia. What was manageable last month isn't manageable now.
The primary caregiver is about to break.
Or has broken, and the family has realized this isn't sustainable. Respite is often the first step toward a longer-term plan.
How It Works
How respite care works with Liora.
- I match respite caregivers to the care recipient's situation.
not just the schedule. A dementia-experienced caregiver for someone with memory changes. Someone patient and warm for a recipient who's wary of strangers. Someone steady and practical for a family that needs the house to run. - Continuity matters.
even for part-time coverage. I work to keep the same caregiver on your respite schedule rather than rotating new faces every week. Trust is what makes respite actually work — for the care recipient and for the family caregiver leaving the house. - I check in with the family caregiver.
not just the care recipient. The spouse or adult child is also my client, even if they're not the one receiving care. How are you sleeping? Is this helping? What's harder than you expected? - Respite schedules can flex.
More hours during a bad stretch, fewer during a stable one. That's a conversation you have with me, not a form you fill out.
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Let’s talk
If you're the caregiver, let's talk.
The first conversation is free, no pressure, and often clarifying.
You'll reach me directly. I pick up the phone myself.
— Eytan Klawer, Founder