Respite Care for the family

Your service coordinator through Infant Toddler can get your family approved for paid Respite Care. It is another frustrating process as it takes soooo long to get the babysitter paid, but you can use funding set aside for your child for respite care. Which is a nice option. This is until they are 3, then you can get respite funding through the Family Directed Medicaid option or the agency (see post on Children's Redesign below). I liked the Family Directed because then we pick who is babysitting, rather than letting the agency do that. There is a mom in Idaho Falls who told me about this funding system and she has her daughter with an agency. She is very happy with the service providers and it is great for their family. We had a family friend who said that she wouldn't mind helping take MaKenna out into the community for us. That seems like a better fit for us for now. You can chose one option, then change your mind, and chose the other option. That is my favorite part! Flexibility and control!