St. Gabriel’s Children’s Respite House
Here at St. Gabriel’s, we are delighted to offer a new regional overnight and short-term respite care service as part of our existing range of high-quality services for children with disabilities and complex medical needs.
Located at Mungret, the beautifully designed and purpose-built 6-bedroom children’s respite house is fitted out to the highest standard with medical and specialised equipment to support the needs of children with exceptionally complex conditions.
Many infants and children are diagnosed with long-term illnesses that impose serious limitations on their well-being and course of life. They are a very vulnerable group of children with the utmost medical and nursing needs, many of whom require 24-hour care. Consequently parents and families face many challenges.
When developing this new respite service our focus was to provide appropriate medical or nursing care for children with such complex needs.
Respite is a significant component of care for families. It can take various forms. It may be a break for just a few hours or longer, if required.
Respite is considered central to quality of life. It can be an opportunity to spend time as a family and to do the things that other families do whilst also enabling the child to have social interactions outside of the family unit.
These short breaks are critical when it comes to maintaining the family unit and general well-being.
A range of different respite services are available to families in Ireland. St. Gabriel’s respite service is the first of its type in the region offering respite care outside of the family home.
Our dedicated team at St Gabriel’s respite house create a loving and caring environment to ensure that each child’s individual needs are met during their stay.
This long-awaited children’s respite service is a now lifeline for families of children with disabilities and additional medical conditions.
