Respite Care in Slough

Slough • Berkshire

Short-term and emergency respite care in Slough

Looking after a relative is rewarding, but it is also relentless, and every family carer needs a break sometimes. Respite care gives you that break without moving your loved one out of their own home. A vetted Care Professional steps into your role for a few hours, a few days or a couple of weeks, so you can rest, catch up on your own health, go to a wedding, or simply sleep through the night. When you come back, you come back stronger, and the person you care for has stayed in the Slough home they know throughout.

We will be honest about how we work. Protocol Healthcare Services is based in the South of England, so there is no branch on a Slough high street. What we do have is a national service and a team you can reach at any hour, which matters a great deal when respite is needed in a hurry. Every Care Professional we place has completed enhanced DBS and right-to-work checks, references and training before they start, so families in Cippenham, Chalvey and Colnbrook can hand over with real confidence.

When Slough families use respite care

• ✓ A planned break or holiday for the main carer
• ✓ Emergency cover when a carer falls ill
• ✓ Recovery time after an operation or hospital stay
• ✓ Cover for a family event or work commitment
• ✓ A trial of professional care before committing longer term
• ✓ Regular, repeating breaks to prevent carer burnout
• ✓ Visiting respite through the day or live-in respite overnight
• ✓ Personal care, medication and companionship throughout

Planned breaks and emergency cover

Respite comes in two shapes and we arrange both. Planned respite is booked ahead, for a holiday, an operation you know is coming, or a regular weekly break that keeps you going through the year. Emergency respite is the call no one wants to make, when a carer is suddenly taken ill or admitted to hospital themselves and cover is needed today. Because a consultant is on hand around the clock and our reach is national, we can usually get a Care Professional in place quickly across Upton, Wexham, Britwell and Manor Park, and we keep you informed every step of the way.

Visiting or live-in respite across Slough

Respite in Slough can be delivered however suits the situation. Visiting respite means a Care Professional calls in through the day to cover personal care, meals and medication, which works well when the person is fairly independent or when family can still cover the nights. Live-in respite means someone stays in the home around the clock, ideal when the main carer is away or when overnight support is part of the picture. Slough is a large, diverse town just west of the M25, and we tailor respite to the person and the property across the SL1, SL2 and SL3 postcodes, from the streets near the Slough Trading Estate to quieter roads in Baylis, Salt Hill and Stoke.

Respite is also invaluable after a hospital stay. Wexham Park Hospital, the main hospital serving the town, is run by Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, and the weeks after a discharge or an operation can be exhausting for the whole family. A period of respite lets everyone recover, with support for medication, mobility and daily routines while the household finds its feet again.

Funding respite care in Slough

We will give you a clear cost for the respite you need before it starts, whether that is a single week of live-in cover or a run of daily visits. Many Slough families self-fund, but support may be available: Slough Borough Council, the unitary authority for the area, can carry out a free care needs assessment, and as a carer you are also entitled to a carer's assessment in your own right, which can sometimes include help towards a break. Our team is happy to explain how it fits together, and you can read more on our paying for care guide or browse all of our services. Home care in England is regulated by the Care Quality Commission.

More than home care: staffing for Slough providers

Alongside care for families, we are an REC-affiliated healthcare staffing agency with national reach. Care homes and supported living services across Slough and the Thames Valley rely on us to cover gaps at short notice, from NMC-registered nurses and support workers to mental health and learning disability specialists. If you run a service locally, see our staffing services overview.

Areas of Slough we cover for respite care

We arrange respite care at home across the town and its surrounding communities, including:

• Cippenham
• Langley
• Chalvey
• Upton
• Wexham
• Colnbrook
• Britwell
• Manor Park
• Baylis
• Salt Hill
• Stoke
• Poyle