Crystal River, FL
Respite care and short stays at The Gardens in Crystal River
Respite care is a short stay in an assisted living community, usually a few days to a few weeks, rather than a permanent move. The Gardens offers respite stays in Crystal River, in assisted living or in the secured memory care neighborhood, with a furnished room, three meals a day, medication management, and the full activities calendar. Call and tell us the dates you have in mind.
When a respite stay helps
When the caregiver has to recover too
Caregivers get surgery, injuries, and hard stretches of their own. A short stay at The Gardens covers the weeks you cannot lift, drive, or keep a medication schedule straight, and it ends when you are ready for it to.
Between a rehab stay and going home
When a parent has finished rehab but is not safe on their own yet, a short stay bridges the gap. Citrus County medical offices are minutes from The Gardens, so follow up appointments stay easy, and there is somebody there overnight.
A week to find out if it fits
Deciding about assisted living from a brochure is guesswork. A respite stay puts your parent in a real room with the sunroom dining, the courtyard, and the daily activities, so the two of you get an answer instead of a guess.
When the family is out of town
Snowbird season, a cruise, a trip north for a graduation. Give us the dates and your parent has meals, medications, and people around instead of an empty house.
What a respite stay includes
- A furnished room, made up and ready on the first day
- Three home cooked meals a day, served in the sunroom dining room with garden views
- Medication management, handled the same way it is for permanent residents
- Help with bathing, dressing, and getting around, day and night
- Housekeeping and laundry
- Daily activities and art, the therapy dogs, and the gardens and shaded courtyard to sit in
- Assisted living or the secured memory care neighborhood, whichever fits
Comparing short stays across the county? See how respite works at both communities, or read about assisted living here and the secured memory care section.
Questions families ask about respite
Call The Gardens at (352) 794-7601 and ask for Ali, who runs the community. Give the administrator the dates and what your parent needs, and she will confirm what is available.
Ready to see The Gardens in person?
Visit any day. We call to confirm within an hour during business hours.