Flexible short stays for carer breaks, recovery, trial stays, and urgent family support.
Respite care is a planned, short-term stay in a care home, so that family carers can rest, recover or attend to other responsibilities. Caring for a loved one at home is rewarding but demanding, and a stay in one of our homes lets you take that break with complete confidence that your loved one is safe and well cared for.
Respite residents have full access to our meals, activity programmes, gardens and pastoral support during their stay. Many families tell us their loved one arrives cautiously and leaves looking forward to returning.
Read our guide: Respite Care in London, Essex & Surrey.
We provide specialist respite care across our CQC-registered care homes in London, Essex, and Surrey.
Looking for another location? View all our 11 Care Home Locations across London, Essex, and Surrey.
Still unsure? Call 0208 505 2063 and talk it through.
Respite care is a planned, short-term stay in a care home, so that family carers can rest, recover or attend to other responsibilities. At Abbey, respite residents have full access to meals, activity programmes, gardens and pastoral support during their stay.
Respite care is offered at all eleven Abbey Total Care homes, as one of the nine services every home keeps. Each home has its own team, environment and availability, so it helps to call early if you have fixed dates. See all our locations.
Use the care home finder to see the nearest of the eleven Abbey homes, or call 0208 505 2063 with your dates and the group will point you to the right home. Each home has its own website and phone number for respite enquiries.
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