Respite Care in Solihull

Solihull • West Midlands

Short-term respite care at home in Solihull

Caring for someone you love is rewarding, but it is also relentless, and every family carer needs a break sometimes. Respite care gives you that break. A trained Care Professional steps in for a short period, whether that is a few hours, a few days or a couple of weeks, so you can rest, go on holiday, attend to your own health or simply catch your breath, confident that your relative is safe and well looked after in their own Solihull home. When you return, you pick up where you left off, refreshed rather than run down.

Protocol Healthcare Services has arranged respite for families for more than a decade. We are open about how we operate: our offices are in the South of England, in Edgware and Bournemouth, so we do not have a shopfront in Solihull. Instead we coordinate a national network of vetted Care Professionals, each with enhanced DBS and right-to-work checks, references and training completed before they start, with a consultant available around the clock. Families in Shirley, Knowle or Castle Bromwich get the same reliable support as anyone closer to our base.

When respite care helps in Solihull

• ✓ A planned break or holiday for the main carer
• ✓ Emergency cover when a carer falls ill
• ✓ Recovery time after an operation or hospital stay
• ✓ A trial of care before committing to more support
• ✓ Regular short breaks to prevent carer burnout
• ✓ Cover for a family event, wedding or work trip
• ✓ Visiting respite, from short calls upwards
• ✓ Live-in respite for round-the-clock cover

Visiting or live-in respite in Solihull

Respite comes in two shapes and we help you choose. Visiting respite means a Care Professional drops in on a schedule while you take time out during the day, ideal if you provide a lot of support but still need afternoons or evenings to yourself. Live-in respite means someone stays in the home around the clock, which is what most families choose when they are going away, so your relative keeps their own bed, routine and surroundings rather than moving temporarily into a care home. Either way, the person you care for stays exactly where they are most comfortable.

Local knowledge across Solihull

We arrange respite across the whole borough, from Shirley, Olton and Knowle to Dorridge, Balsall Common, Dickens Heath and the villages around Meriden and Hampton in Arden, and north through Castle Bromwich, Marston Green and Chelmsley Wood. Wherever your relative lives, from a bungalow in the B93 postcode to a family home near Touchwood in the town centre, we build the cover around their day so the change feels as small as possible.

Respite is often at its most valuable straight after a hospital stay. When someone is discharged from Solihull Hospital on Lode Lane, part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, or from nearby Heartlands Hospital, the recovery period can be demanding for the whole family. A respite Care Professional can support medication, mobility and personal care at home while the person, or their usual carer, gets their strength back, and we keep in touch with families and the local Solihull community teams throughout.

Funding respite care in Solihull

We give you clear costs up front, whether you need a few days or a longer block of cover. Many Solihull families self-fund respite, but support may be available: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council can carry out a carer's assessment as well as a care needs assessment, which can open the door to help with the cost of a break. Care at home in England is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), so standards are independently checked. Our team is happy to talk you through it, and there is more on our paying for care guide.

More than home care: staffing for Solihull providers

We are also an REC-affiliated healthcare staffing agency with national reach. Care homes, supported living services and NHS teams across Solihull rely on us for dependable cover, from NMC-registered nurses and support workers to mental health and learning disability specialists. If you run a service in the West Midlands, see our staffing services overview.

Areas of Solihull we cover for respite care

We arrange short-term and emergency respite across the borough and its surrounding communities, including:

• Shirley
• Olton
• Knowle
• Dorridge
• Balsall Common
• Castle Bromwich
• Marston Green
• Chelmsley Wood
• Dickens Heath
• Hampton in Arden
• Meriden
• Bickenhill