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Stepping Out Short Breaks for Carers

Care for Carers
Stepping Out Residential Short Respite Breaks for Carers
Ruth MacLennan
St Margaret's House
151 London Road
Edinburgh
EH7 6BR
0131 661 2077
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Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee City, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, Edinburgh City, Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow City, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Scottish Borders, Shetland Islands, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, West Dunbartonshire, West Lothian, Western Isles
Carer Breaks
Carer Support
Children, Young People, Adults, Older Adults
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This service is open to referrals from across Scotland.
Carers can refer directly themselves as can all professionals and practitioners across agencies. A simple application form has to be completed for each break requested.
Young carers can be allocated a place as long as they are coming on the respite break with an adult guardian, carer or parent. Places cannot be allocated to former carers.
Breaks take place in a variety of venues from outdoor leisure accommodation to private guesthouses. Breaks take place across Scotland from rural to more urban settings and some breaks are themed (Astronomy, Retreat, Event Specific). Breaks offer a variety of workshops, therapy sessions, activities and events and the opportunity to share meals, have a rest and socialise.

The venues and catering has been evaluated by over 80% of carers attending the breaks as being excellent in quality. 98% of carers felt more relaxed, less stressed and had a positive and enjoyable experience.
Stepping Out is open and accessible to all cultures. We cater for specific diet needs and can work to support carers with their own religious or cultural needs over the course of the break. Approximately 15% of carers attending the Stepping Out breaks come from minority ethnic groups.
Stepping Out is an organised, structured residential break for carers. Currently the service runs mainly over the weekend period but this can be flexible.

The breaks incorporate educational, therapeutic, emotional and social support for carers. Although the weekend is full of organised activities carers are welcome to feel free and use the time away as they want to.

Workshops will vary depending on the break but could include some physical activity such as Tai Chi, and emotional support such as Confidence Building, Relaxation, Stress Management, or Food and Nutrition, Astronomy and Space Science, Singing, and Arts and Crafts. There are often trips to places of interest and plenty of time to socialise.

Breaks are open to carers to apply from across Scotland.

 

Stepping Out has a number of free places for carers from across Scotland with all residential, activity and catering costs included. Free places will always be allocated first. Places may be prioritised for specific carer groups depending on funding streams. However, carers are encouraged to access Self Directed Support payments or Time to Live funds and other sources of funding to support the cost of their place if needed. This enables us to offer more places to carers once our 'free' allocation has been used up.

The subsidised cost of a carer place on Stepping Out varies depending on which break the carer is interested. Please contact us for up to date pricing information

Respite costs for the cared for person at home is not covered. Transport from the meeting point onwards is covered, the point of contact varies for each break.

All carers residential, activity, catering and service costs are covered.
The weekend is run by up to 4 residential leaders who are available all weekend to give information, emotional and informal support to carers over the course of the weekend. The service has been highly evaluated by carers, especially in connecting them to other carers, making friendships and enjoying themselves without any caring responsibilities to worry about.

Stepping Out is open to carers from across all areas of Scotland.
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Single, Twin
Level entry wet floor shower
We have a number of different venues and each will have different standards from being fully accessible to partly accessible, please contact us for more information on the venue.
Level entry to premises or ramp available, Parking available by premises, Accessible bedroom(s) on the ground floor, Accessible bedroom(s) on the upper floors (lift available)

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Listing Last Modified: July 1, 2019
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