Desert Winds an Assisted Living Facility in Peoria, near Sun City, Arizona has a Parkinson's Program and does offer a respite or short stay option. you may contact them at 623 322 0600, Margaret Benson or Cassie Gatz. At 08:19 PM 6/4/00 -0500, you wrote: >Marjorie-- > >I don't know of any respite centers in this country but there has got to be >some--there should be some anyway. It's an idea whose time is now. Tomorow >I'll contact NPF and APDA and see if they have any planned. Anyone else >know of any? > >Kathy Kunz