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RESPITE CARE
Blvd. in Pittsburgh and can be reached at
800-535-3747, or visit careunlimited.com.
Emmaus Community
of Pittsburgh
Emmaus provides respite care in 15-min-ute
units at their permanent homes located
at Jordan House (South Side), Jericho
House (Brookline) for women and Bethany
House (Brookline) and Shiloh House (Mt.
Lebanon) for men.
They also provide in-home services in
private or family homes.
More information, including applica-tions,
can be found at emmauspgh.org or
by contacting Kelly Stillwell at 412-381-
0277 or kstillwell@emmauspgh.org.
Mainstay Life Services
Mainstay offers a summer respite and rec-reation
program, giving adults 18 and older
who live with families and caregivers an
opportunity for recreation and socialization
over a one- or two-week period in July.
Participants will stay on a Pittsburgh
university campus and take trips to a variety
of locations around the region.
The program is staffed 24 hours a day by
skilled professionals.
For more information, contact Barbara
Dyer, community services coordinator, at
412-440-9050, or visit mainstaylifeservices.
org.
McGuire Memorial
McGuire Memorial, in New Brighton,
provides temporary, on-site respite care for
families who have loved ones with develop-mental
and physical disabilities.
Respite patients get the same care and
support as McGuire residents but for a
shorter time.
Short-term respite care provides on-site
care for up to 31 days per year, which does
not have to be used all at one time, while
temporary respite care provides on-site care
for up to 10 hours at a time beyond the 31-
day allowance.
Emergency or unscheduled care is also
available, space permitting.
Visit mcguirememorial.org or contact
family services at 724-843-3400, ext. 1145.
Pittsburgh Mercy
Pittsburgh Mercy offers unlicensed home
and community support services to indi-viduals
with intellectual disabilities living
in their family’s home, including respite
services.
Families can choose the person they
want to provide services who is then hired
and paid by Pittsburgh Mercy Intellectual
Disabilities Services.
For additional information, visit
pittsburghmercy.org/intellectual-
disabilities/home-community-services.
PLEA
PLEA offers respite care in the homes of
children with behavioral or developmental
difficulties.
For more information, visit plea-agency.
org or contact them at 412-243-3464 or
respite@plea-agency.org.
The Watson Institute
The Watson Institute provides day respite
services for children with special needs and
their siblings in a group, camplike setting.
They offer both indoor and outdoor ac-tivities,
have a high staff-to-child ratio and
have a nurse present at all times.
The program is designed for children with
autism spectrum disorder, developmental
delays and neurological impairments and
their siblings.
Children with special needs, ages 3-21,
and their siblings, ages 3-13, are eligible.
Programs are held in the spring and fall on
Saturdays at a cost of $45 for one child or
$60 for two or more.
Visit thewatsoninstitute.org for more
details or contact MaryJo Caruso at 412-
749-2863.
They also offer day and overnight respite
programs. Contact Martie Allen at 412-749-
2862.
The Woodlands
Programs at the Woodlands, located in
Wexford, encourage and foster socializa-tion,
independence, recreation, self-percep-tion
and health and wellness among chil-dren
and adults with disability and chronic
illness.
They offer a variety of weekend retreats
from September through May and summer
camps in June, July and August.
For more information, visit thewood-lands.
org.
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