Assessment and Intake

Determining patients’ housing status is a common challenge for health centers and other providers. The following resources explain the importance of screening for homelessness and other social determinants of health at intake and address related considerations. For sample forms used for housing assessment at HCH programs, contact us.

Title	Categories	Tags	Date	hf:doc_categories	hf:doc_tags
Ask and Code Primer for Direct Service Providers	Assessment and Intake, Best Practices, Clinical Practice, Community Health Workers, Homeless Services, Research and Data	Primer	August 4, 2026	assessment-and-intake best-practices clinical-practice community-health-workers homeless-services research-and-data	primer
No Address on the Chart: Hospital Experiences of Patients Without Housing and the Teams Who Care for Them	Assessment and Intake, Best Practices, Case Management, Clinical Practice, Community Health Workers, Homeless Services	Webinar	May 5, 2026	assessment-and-intake best-practices case-management clinical-practice community-health-workers homeless-services	webinar
Dementia Screening in Community Health Centers	Assessment and Intake, Best Practices, Clinical Practice, Cognitive Impairments, Conditions and Issues, Homeless Services, Medical Respite, Older Adults, Quality and Program Improvement in Medical Respite, Special Populations	Webinar	October 8, 2025	assessment-and-intake best-practices clinical-practice cognitive-impairments conditions-and-issues homeless-services medical-respite older-adults quality-and-program-improvement-in-medical-respite special-populations	webinar
Health Management Toolkit	Assessment and Intake, Best Practices, Case Management, Chronic Disease, Clinical Practice, Community Health Workers, Core Competencies Curriculum, Health Management, Homeless Services, Medical Respite, Tools for Medical Respite Providers		June 9, 2025	assessment-and-intake best-practices case-management chronic-disease clinical-practice community-health-workers core-competencies-curriculum health-management homeless-services medical-respite tools-for-medical-respite-providers
Beyond Screening: Using SDOH Data for Effective Care Solutions	Assessment and Intake, Best Practices, Clinical Guidelines, Clinical Practice	Webinar	October 22, 2024	assessment-and-intake best-practices clinical-guidelines clinical-practice homeless-services	webinar
Cluster Care: Providing Support to High-Needs Clients in Transitional Housing	Assessment and Intake, Behavioral Health, Best Practices, Case Management, Clinical Practice, Community Health Workers, Consumer Engagement, Homeless Services, Interdisciplinary Care, Permanent Supportive Housing, Street Medicine	2024 National HCH Conference	May 16, 2024	assessment-and-intake behavioral-health best-practices case-management clinical-practice community-health-workers consumer-engagement homeless-services interdisciplinary-care permanent-supportive-housing street-medicine	2024-national-hch-conference
Using CalAIM to Make Strategic Investments that Uplift the Experience of Unhoused Members	Assessment and Intake, Best Practices, Case Management, Clinical Practice, Core Competencies Curriculum, Financing a Medical Respite Care Program, Homeless Services, Medicaid and Medicare, Policy and Advocacy	2024 National HCH Conference	May 16, 2024	assessment-and-intake best-practices case-management clinical-practice core-competencies-curriculum financing-a-medical-respite-care-program homeless-services medicaid-and-medicare policy-and-advocacy medical-respite	2024-national-hch-conference
Nurse Call Line Pilot in Homeless Shelters in NYC: Experiences, Barriers, and Facilitators	Assessment and Intake, Best Practices, Clinical Practice, Homeless Services, Street Medicine, Street Outreach	2024 National HCH Conference	May 16, 2024	assessment-and-intake best-practices clinical-practice homeless-services street-medicine street-outreach	2024-national-hch-conference
SDOH Resources	Assessment and Intake, Best Practices, Clinical Practice, Homeless Services	Additional Resources	May 3, 2024	assessment-and-intake best-practices clinical-practice homeless-services	additional-resources
Protocol for Responding to And Assessing Patients’ Assets, Risks, and Experiences (PRAPARE)	Assessment and Intake, Best Practices, Clinical Practice, Homeless Services	Additional Resources	May 3, 2024	assessment-and-intake best-practices clinical-practice homeless-services	additional-resources
Rebuilding Systems: Adapting Housing Assessments to Prioritize Health, Equity, and Belonging	Assessment and Intake, Best Practices, Clinical Practice, Homeless Services	Fact Sheet, NHCHC Resources	December 1, 2023	assessment-and-intake best-practices clinical-practice homeless-services	fact-sheet nhchc-resources
Creating Accessible Printed Resources: Tips and Tools	Assessment and Intake, Best Practices, Clinical Practice, Consumer Engagement, Homeless Services	NHCHC Resources	August 17, 2023	assessment-and-intake best-practices clinical-practice consumer-engagement homeless-services	nhchc-resources
Filling the HCH Gap: Case Studies of Non-HCH Health Centers Serving People Experiencing Homelessness	Assessment and Intake, Best Practices, Clinical Practice, Homeless Services	Case Study, NHCHC Resources	October 1, 2021	assessment-and-intake best-practices clinical-practice homeless-services	case-study nhchc-resources
Ask & Code: Documenting Homelessness Throughout the Health Care System	Assessment and Intake, Best Practices, Clinical Practice, Homeless Services, Policy and Advocacy	Webinar	October 25, 2019	assessment-and-intake best-practices clinical-practice homeless-services policy-and-advocacy	webinar
The 2019 Revised Adapted Clinical Guidelines: Medication Management for Patients Experiencing Homelessness Diagnosed with Diabetes	Assessment and Intake, Best Practices, Chronic Disease, Clinical Guidelines, Clinical Practice, Diabetes Mellitus, Homeless Services	Webinar	October 10, 2019	assessment-and-intake best-practices chronic-disease clinical-guidelines clinical-practice diabetes-mellitus homeless-services	webinar
HOUSED BEDS: A Clinical Tool for Taking a History on an Unsheltered Homeless Patient	Assessment and Intake, Best Practices, Clinical Practice, Homeless Services	Additional Resources	July 11, 2019	assessment-and-intake best-practices clinical-practice homeless-services	additional-resources
Third-Party Verification of Homelessness for Eligibility Determination	Assessment and Intake, Best Practices, Clinical Practice, Homeless Services	Technical Assistance Resource	June 1, 2018	assessment-and-intake best-practices clinical-practice homeless-services	technical-assistance-resource
Ask & Code: Documenting Homelessness Throughout the Health Care System	Assessment and Intake, Best Practices, Clinical Practice, Homeless Services	Policy Brief	October 1, 2016	assessment-and-intake best-practices clinical-practice homeless-services	policy-brief

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