LAP Respite Center has provided crucial relief to those in Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton counties caring for family members with disabilities, chronic illness, or age-related condition for over 20 years. Executive Director, John Stauffer explains: “We provide only well-trained care providers, so that the person who normally takes care of someone with a disability can have some much deserved time off and truly enjoy it because they are confident their loved one is in good hands.”
LAP is unique in the respite service industry in that it provides multiple programs, to serve a larger diversity of clients. “We have five different types of respite programs,” says Stauffer; “we have an after school program, which is very helpful for single parents who have a child with a severe disability; we have a respite house where parents can drop their child off for an entire weekend; we have in-home care for children with disabilities and also an in-home program for adults who are frail or chronically ill, and our most recent respite program is an adult day care program that we just acquired from the City of East Lansing called
Active Living for Adults (ALFA).”
The East Lansing center currently employs 8 administrative staff and approximately 60 care providers. Stauffer is looking to hire at least one new supervisor over the next year, in addition to the 3 management team positions he is currently in the process of hiring. If his executive vision comes to fruition, he anticipates doubling the staff of LAP as the non-profit grows to include more respite houses and facilities across the area.
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