A Narrative Review of Pediatric Respite Care Initiatives in the United States

JOURNAL OF HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE NURSING(2022)

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Families of children receiving palliative care depict lack of respite services as a top unmet need. Although the benefits of access to respite services are notable, little is known on a state-by-state basis about respite provision or funding. The study objective was to conduct a national evaluation of pediatric respite care programs to identify and describe how states provide and fund respite care for children. The study approach adhered to the Scale for the Assessment of Narrative Review Articles quality standards using multiple data sources including engagement with the existing literature, content analyses of public-facing websites, and conversations with 40 stakeholders from 15 states. States offered respite services in a variety of ways: Medicaid waivers used to fund respite care, state-funded programs that provide respite, and philanthropy-based respite facilities. This narrative review revealed the creativity involved in different settings to improve respite access, staffing, and reimbursement. Suggestions to address the unmet respite needs of families included establishing a respite home, improving Medicaid reimbursement, expanding Medicaid waiver eligibility, providing a respite benefit through Medicaid, implementing nursing workforce initiatives, and centralizing staffing databases.
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caregiving, medical complexity, pediatric, pediatric palliative care, respite care
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