Family caregivers carry one of the heaviest burdens a person can carry. Respite care gives you the time to rest, recharge, and return to your loved one as the best version of yourself.
Across Bergen County and Northern New Jersey, hundreds of adult children and spouses are caring for aging loved ones without any support of their own. They have given up sleep, careers, and their own health to be there. They often feel too guilty to take a day off, too worried to step away for more than an hour.
A few hours for a doctor's appointment of your own, a full weekend for a family event, or a week while you take the vacation you have been postponing for years.
Bathing, grooming, dressing, and toileting: everything that is typically your responsibility, handled with the same skill and kindness you would provide yourself.
Fresh home-cooked meals, hydration monitoring, and snacks, so the routine your loved one depends on is fully maintained while you are away.
Your loved one should not feel your absence as a loss. Our aides fill that time with genuine warmth, conversation, and activity so the day feels full.
We send updates throughout the respite period so you can actually relax. You will know everything is fine because we will tell you, without you having to ask.
When you return, the aide provides a full briefing on meals, mood, and anything to note, so you come back informed rather than guessing what happened while you were gone.
Elm Home Care provides respite care to families throughout Bergen County and Northern New Jersey, including Bergenfield, Cliffside Park, East Orange, Englewood, Fair Lawn, Fort Lee, Garfield, Hackensack, Jersey City, Lodi, Newark, Palisades Park, Paramus, Passaic, Paterson, Ridgewood, and Teaneck. Explore our full service area to find an aide near you.
A free call with our founders. No scripts, no pressure. Just an honest conversation about how Elm can help your family.
Mon through Sunday, 8am to 6pm
