Respite Services










Caring for a person with special needs can be a full-time endeavor. When you need assistance and time to refresh, the Mercy Respite and Community Living program can provide quality substitute care, giving you time to renew or time to be involved in other areas of interest.

Mercy Respite is a state-licensed Adult Foster Care home providing long-term residence for nine individuals and additional beds for full or part-time respite care. Five overnight beds are regularly available by reservation for short-term respite care and provide quality service in the community.

Mercy Respite is conveniently housed in a barrier-free facility on East Fulton Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Those requiring wheel chair accessible accommodations for respite stays will enjoy easy navigation throughout the facility, including the outdoor patio and community recreation areas.

Respite guests are encouraged to participate in the many daily activities offered at Mercy Respite. Music, arts and crafts, and a host of other activity options - including community outings - are available.

Personal care needs, room charges, nutritious meals and medication supervision/administration are all included in the daily fee for respite care.

Advance reservations are necessary to ensure availability. When calling for your reservation, you will receive enrollment instructions so that the necessary paperwork can be completed in advance.

A scholarship fund is available by application to provide reduced cost care for those who qualify.  For Kent County residents, contact Network 180's ACCESS Center to determine eligibility for Respite through Medicaid.

For reservations at Mercy Respite, or more information, call 616.458.4766.



Feel free to Ask Jenny any questions you may have about our programs or services.
 

   


Free Tax Preparation Services Available at Hope Network Education Center
1/26/2012
Hope Network Workforce Development has partnered with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) through Davenport University, to be a host site for free tax preparation services. This service is available to all Hope Network staff, consumers and the public.

Income tax assistance is available on Fridays, beginning February 3rd, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Education Center in Grand Rapids.
 
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The Book of Cake Debut
12/22/2011

Hope Network hosted a special book signing of the new book, 'The Book of Cake' a collection of Cake stories from the past year which feature Hope Network consumers, employees and volunteers. 

Award winning writer Tom Rademacher, who writes the stories for Hope Network,  addressed the crowd of employees, Board Members and many of the people featured in the stories. 

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United Way Small Business Challenge
12/20/2011
Heart of West Michigan United Way invites you to take on the Small Business Challenge, created through a generous matching grant of $100,000 from the Steelcase Foundation. Any new United Way gift of $1,000 or more from a workplace of 100 or less employees will be matched up to a total of $100,000 by the end of March 2012.
 
Small businesses are the heart of most communities, yet during the 2010 United Way Campaign small businesses of 100 employees or less made up only 11.5% of total campaign dollars. This campaign year, United Way is hoping to change that with the Small Business Challenge.