Respite is temporary relief for caregivers of individuals of all ages with disabilities or chronic illnesses who live at home. The Alabama Department of Senior Services (ADSS) recently received a federal award to work with Alabama Lifespan Respite Resource Network to increase access to respite services for family caregivers of individuals with disabilities or chronic illnesses. The Alabama Lifespan Respite Coalition was established to address issues statewide that are related to respite. The Coalition is in the process of gathering information about available resources and unmet needs. ADSS contracted with UAB to conduct a statewide survey of caregivers. This is NOT an experimental or clinical study. We need your help!

Your participation is important to help plan for respite services for family caregivers. A decision whether to participate in the survey will not affect eligibility to receive agency assistance. Your responses are private. Group data will be reported in a summary document.

Following is information on how you can participate in this survey:

I. Caregivers may go directly to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S7Q9FTG to access the survey.

II. Service providers may cut and paste the link https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S7Q9FTG into emails and send to their caregiver lists.

III. Agencies can copy the entire code, Click here to take survey, to link the survey to your website, and then let caregivers know how to access the survey from your own website.

THANK YOU for helping the Alabama Lifespan Respite Coalition with this statewide needs assessment of family caregivers. Please contact Dr. Brian F. Geiger ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Dr. Marcia O'Neal ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) if you have questions about the survey.  Printed survey forms can be sent to those who requested these via U.S. Mail.