The Chapter offers a Respite Home Care program to assist in providing homecare services to families caring for a loved one with MS. The Respite Homecare Program can provide time off for the family member who is a full-time care partner by providing services such as bathing, dressing, and preparing meals in the home by a trained home health aide. Up to 40 hours a year can be used by each family. Hours can be used all at once, over a weekend, or by the day. The family or care partner is responsible for hiring home health aide workers. This program does have criteria and requires application and financial need.
To find out more about this program contact Jane Reilly at (631) 864-8337 or (516) 740-7227 ext. 218 or email her at
jreilly@nmssli.org.
This program is funded by the United Way of Long Island