Respite Organizations and Providers

The list below includes information about respite organizations and providers in the greater Chicagoland area and/or Illinois. The types of respite provided are also included: In-Home Respite, Residential Respite, Group Respite, Voucher Respite. Descriptions of these types are included in our Overview and Types of Respite article.

If you are looking for resources for a different state/region, we recommend reaching out to a local Down syndrome parent organization or reviewing the resources provided on the ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center website.

New in 2022: In partnership with the Illinois Respite Coalition (IRC), the Division of Developmental Disabilities in the Illinois Department of Human Services was awarded a five-year $1.3 million Lifespan Respite Care Enhancement Grant from the Administration on Community Living (ACL). New services that were created as a result include: 

• Statewide respite toll-free line to provide information and referrals for respite: 866-ILL-RESP (866-455-7377). 

• Emergency voucher stipends (up to $500) for caregivers in a crisis situation receiving no other state or waiver funding. 

• Virtual respite training program for respite providers. 

DHS Approved Respite Providers Funded for FY 2023

• In-home respite - Henry, Stark, and Western Bureau Counties

• In-home respite
• Residential respite
• Rock Island

• In-home respite - Chicago, Cook County
• Respite care by referral only

• Group respite - Cook and McHenry Counties
• In-home respite - Cook, DuPage, Lake, and McHenry Counties
• Voucher respite - Cook and McHenry Counties

• Group respite
• In-home respite
• Gallatin, Saline, and White Counties

• Voucher respite - Chicago and South Suburban Cook

• Group respite
• In-home respite
• Voucher respite
• Cook and DuPage Counties

• In-home respite - Chicago and Cook County

• Group respite - Chicago, Suburban Cook, and Central Illinois
• In-home respite - Chicago, Adams, Brown, Champaign, Cook, Dewitt, Fulton, Knox, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Mason, McLean, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, Pike, Sangamon, Scott, and Tazewell Counties

• In-home respite - Lake and Northern Cook Counties
• Families supply the personal support workers

• In-home respite
• Beverly, Mt. Greenwood, Morgan Park
• South Suburban Cook and Northern Will Counties

• Group respite - statewide coverage

• Group respite
• Voucher respite
• Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam Counties

• Group respite - Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Jasper, and Vermillion Counties

• In-home respite - all counties in Illinois except Cook County
• Voucher respite - all 69 Central and Southern Counties

• Group respite - once per month in Rogers Park
• Voucher respite - Chicago and Northern Cook

• Voucher respite - Carroll, Lee, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, and Whiteside Counties

• Group respite - Metropolitan Chicago, Cook, and Lake Counties

• In-home respite
• Voucher respite
• Cook, DuPage, Lake, and McHenry Counties

• In-home respite - Cook County

• In-home respite - Piatt County

• Group respite - Jackson County

• In-home respite
• Residential respite
• Bond, Clinton, Grundy, Madison, Randolph, Washington, and Will Counties

Other Respite Providers

• Residential respite

• Residential respite

• In-home respite - Iroquois County

• For caregivers of children through age 21
• Winnebago, Boone, and Ogle Counties