I am looking for a place to place my mother, while we go on vacation for a week. She has been living with us for over three years and I would rather not leave her alone all day. My son will be home in the evening. She is capable of moving around, making herself something to eat, etc.
There are restrictions, however. You have to live in the area and you also are only allowed to use the respite care for a certain amount of time during the course of the year.
I checked this out once and I believe that a local nursing home would take a loved one for a period of 5 days at a time, but then you had to wait 6 months before they did it again under the 'Caregiver Respite' program.