Respite care, reimagined
A balanced well-being pathway
for the whole family.
Rinfresca regenerates caregivers while their dependants build skills with specialised operators — at home, in the gym, on holiday. Starting with families of people with Down syndrome and autism.
Italy · UK & Ireland · USA · Australia · South Africa
A problem worth solving
Caregivers carry the structural shortcomings of the public sector.
Italy has around 7 million caregivers of elderly people or people with disabilities. Their unpaid work generates between 2.5% and 3% of national GDP. Yet a personalised respite service that meets the needs of the whole family — caregivers, dependants and siblings — barely exists.
Despite the right emphasis on the care of the elderly or people with disability, the underlying problem is the scarcity of respite care services aimed at the whole family, both in everyday life and on holiday.
our promise
Rinfresca meets the real needs of the whole family by offering services to regenerate caregivers while their dependants build capacities.
The Rinfresca pathway
Six modular services. One personalised journey.
The Rinfresca app is a one-stop-shop where families build their ongoing wellness journey from six integrated services — for holidays, daily life, or both.
Co-design
Agile-style sessions where families help shape the services they'll use — so packages reflect real needs, not assumptions.
Respite Retreat
3 or 6 night retreats in selected agri-tourisms. Caregivers regenerate; dependants engage in tailored Respite Camp activities.
Self-Advocacy Art
Workshops where the whole family co-creates an artwork expressing their care needs. Exhibited in Our Right to Respite.
Micro-respite
Moments of respite during the day — caregiver gets a massage while their dependant is in occupational therapy.
Life Coaching
1:1 sessions to develop the strategies and actions caregivers need to improve their family's quality of life.
Webinars
Free, interactive group sessions with experts in disability, neuropsychiatry, naturopathy, family planning, and more.
what makes us different
The while moment.
Most respite care sends a worker to your home to babysit for a few hours. Micro-respite meets families where they already are — the gym, the allied health centre — and pairs parallel activities for caregiver and dependant.
The opportunity
At the intersection of respite care, accessible tourism and wellness.
In conversation with
we begin together
Every Rinfresca journey starts with a conversation.
A video call to assess your family's needs, expectations and rhythm — and to co-design a package that actually fits.