Serenity Respite Services

This is a very unprofessional organization that does NOT screen the people they send to your homes well. I have two sons with Autism and they were left alone along with my 9 year old daughter by a respite worker! His excuse was that he was scheduled until 8:30 pm and we weren’t home yet so he just left. Does that sound like a well screened– well trained individual?! That should be Respite 101. My kids were alone for an hour and a half because my husband was at a business meeting in Placerville and I was at a charity function way out at Loomis Flower Farm Winery. Completely unacceptable! They are very lucky no one was injured– but it was very traumatizing to my 9 year old. On top of that I recently received a VM message from the owner, stating «We have Lives! We don’t sit around waiting for respite!» This was because my husband called one of the many phone numbers they have that have answering machines stating «Thank you for calling Serenity Respite», that apparently rang at their home at 9pm. Straight from the owner… they are not in the respite business. I would use someone else if I were you.