Skip to content

Lifespan Respite Program

The Lifespan Respite Program provides funding for family caregivers of people of any age with special needs to purchase respite care, up to $125 per month per client.

Eligibility

  • Care recipient must have a qualifying disability
  • Must live with care recipient
  • Relationship: spouse, parent, non relative

Questions to ask the program

These are questions to ask the program, not a verdict on your eligibility. Confirm the current rules directly with the program.

  • Does the person receiving care live in Nebraska? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
  • Does your relationship to the person — spouse, parent, or non relative — count for this program?
  • What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
  • Do you need to live with the person receiving care, and how is that verified?
  • Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name. — Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
  • What documents do you need from us to start an application?
  • Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?

How to apply

  • Complete the Lifespan Respite Services Program application (and Exceptional Circumstances application if requesting crisis/extra funds); submit electronically to dhhs.respite@nebraska.gov, or mail to DHHS, Division of Children & Family Services, Attn: Lifespan Respite, PO Box 98933, Lincoln, NE 68509-8933

Use the official program page for application details: official program page.