When the family caregiver needs a break, a trusted respite caregiver steps in. Short-term senior care for a few hours, a weekend or several weeks — so you can rest, travel or recover while your loved one stays in expert hands. You meet your caregiver first.
DavidStar provided exceptional respite care for our family in Weston. Knowing our family member was in safe and caring hands gave us peace of mind and allowed us to rest and recharge. The team was always responsive, reliable, and treated us like family.
Quick answer: Respite care gives a family caregiver a break while a vetted DavidStar caregiver takes over the daily routine—companionship, meals, hygiene help and safety supervision. Our caregivers are trained HHAs and CNAs providing non-medical care, not skilled nursing. Families use it for a planned break, for recurring weekly relief, or for unexpected coverage during travel or surgery.
Caring for an elderly parent, spouse or an adult with a disability is constant work, and the load is heaviest on the person who never clocks out. Respite care for elderly loved ones exists to share that weight — a vetted DavidStar respite caregiver takes over the day-to-day so you can step away and actually rest. Whether you need a single afternoon or a few weeks of short-term senior care, the care continues without a gap, in the home your loved one already knows.
Our caregivers are trained HHAs and CNAs who provide hands-on, non-medical support — companionship, meals, hygiene help and safety supervision. They are not nurses, and respite is not skilled nursing; it is the same daily care you give, handled by someone you have already met and trust. That last part is our signature promise: you meet your respite caregiver first, before a single visit begins.
Who it's for: Spouses, adult children and family caregivers across Broward County who need a planned break, recurring relief from caregiver burnout, or unexpected coverage during travel, surgery or a busy stretch.
Plan your respite coverage →Most calls about respite care for elderly parents or adults with disabilities come at a specific moment — a trip on the calendar, a procedure scheduled, a caregiver who has hit a wall. Here are the situations we cover most often across Broward County:
You decide the shape of the coverage, and we build the schedule around it — no minimum commitment to ongoing care.
DavidStar provides in-home respite care in Fort Lauderdale, Weston, Coral Springs and Oakland Park, and throughout Broward County — including Cooper City, Plantation, Pembroke Pines, Davie, Hollywood and Sunrise. Hourly, overnight, weekend and vacation respite, wherever your loved one calls home.
Leave your name and number and a care coordinator will call you back. No cost, no obligation.
Or call (954) 248-3538 — we answer 24/7. Florida licensed #299995097.
Free, no-obligation consultation. Our coordinators visit your home, listen to your needs, and introduce you to the caregiver who fits.