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We have the option of either having the respite reimbursement go through the agency or just between foster families. If the agency does it they take the total care rate and divide it by the number of days in the month to get the daily rate and then multiply that by the number of days in respite and technically that's what the foster family requiring respite should do too if they would rather pay it right away then to go through the agency. Unfortunately I have a friend who recently did respite care for a fellow foster family that had 3 kids and the respite was for 4 days.... the foster family only gave my friend a total of $40.00 and some juice boxes and seriously expected that it would be sufficient. So based on that knowledge, I think it is quite important to communicate your expectations. There is absolutely no reason that the reimbursement for respite care should be any less then the regular daily foster care rate that the requiring foster family is receiving.
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