Self-Directed Respite Funding is available to eligible family caregivers who provide ongoing care to a person 18 or older without access to traditional respite care. Family caregivers are able to define what respite means to them and use the funds provided by this program to purchase respite services of their choosing (e.g. friends, neighbours, contracted respite providers, etc.). By determining who and when respite services are provided, caregivers are able to create a respite model suited to their individual needs.