Specifications include, but are not limited to: Service activities shall include: 1. Provide respite services to elderly caregivers through scholarships to SUMMER CAMP for the children in their care. Funding scholarships are based on per eligible child, not household. 2. Provide cost for an agency to provide a GROUP DAY TRIP. Example would be a local Family Success Center organizes a trip to Cape May Zoo, Camden Aquarium, Battleship New Jersey, AJ Meerwald, ect. so the elderly caregiver can have respite for the day. 3. An evaluation to be completed by the caregiver after respite care has been provided in order to monitor service. STANDARDS: Respite Care services shall meet or exceed the following standards: 1. Respite Care is available only to residents 55 years of age or older who would not otherwise qualify for this service under any other program. Priority for respite care shall go to those individuals who are eligible for admission to a nursing facility if they do not receive respite care. In particular, priority shall be given to referrals from hospitals, doctors, Geriatric Assessment and Care Management Sites, and to those individuals most socially and economically disadvantaged. 2. All efforts of the Respite Care program shall be designed for maintaining the client’s dignity and health. 3. Summer camp facilities shall comply with all applicable building regulations and fire, health, and safety codes and compliance shall be documented through inspections by appropriate local health, fire, and building officials. 4. The respite provider shall employ a trained paid or volunteer staff who shall be competent, qualified, and sufficient in number to implement the Respite Care Program...