Developing a Medical Respite Program

Building Bridges to Quality Residential Hospice Care

Presentation by: Chris Erdman, MD, Director, Center for Loss & Hope/Joshua’s House, YoloCares Description: The bridge to compassionate end of life care for the unhoused is broken; building it requires innovation, collaboration, courage, and perseverance. Here’s the unvarnished story of a start-up and some tips and tools for navigating the challenging terrain. Presentation Materials: 1A […]

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Recuperative Care: The Bridge to Permanent Housing

Presentation by: Jenny Robbins, Homeless Services Chief, Contra Costa Health; Robert Preston, Program Manager, Contra Costa Health Description: Contra Costa Health showcases how their recuperative care program provides a comprehensive and robust list of CalAIM community support services to support the individual into housing and beyond. Presentation Materials: 13B 3 (NEW) Respite Symposium_H3_FINALpdf About the

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National Health Foundation Recuperative Care: A Multi-disciplinary Model for Effective Systems Change

Presentation by: Felita Jones, MD, President/CEO, National Health Foundation; John Sevier, Director of Research & Evaluation, National Health Foundation; Qiana Parhm, Director of Recuperative Care, Pico Union, National Health Foundation; Angie Negrete, Director of Recuperative Care, Arleta, National Health Foundation Description: By creating a family of cross-functional service providers to seamlessly support unhoused individuals, we

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From the Hospital to Housing: Ongoing Support Along the Continuum of Care

Presentation by: Robert Morrison, Deputy Executive Director, HousingWorks; Cindy Villasenor, Regional Lead — Community Supports, HousingWorks Description: Frequent utilizers of hospital and social services have been repeatedly failed by a system inadequate to meet their housing needs. Learn how HousingWorks collaborates with L.A. hospital systems and recuperative care providers to navigate patient transitions into stable

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Exploring the Development of Recuperative Care in Rural Communities

Presentation by: Zackiya Grant-Knight, Center for Health Care Strategies, Program Officer; Meryl Schulman, Center for Health Care Strategies, Senior Program Officer; Shawn Smith, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Symba Center Description: Recuperative care programs in rural areas experience a unique set of challenges, from geographical distance from healthcare services to a lack of community resources. Learn

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Intervening at the Corner of Homelessness and Health: How to Rapidly Increase Capacity for Medical Respite

Medical respite care is an essential intervention to end and prevent homelessness. In the shadow of the COVID pandemic, this need looms larger than ever. This workshop will introduce a successful statewide capacity-building model that can be duplicated in states seeking to sustainably grow their network of medical respite programs. The state leader of this

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HCH2024

PCI – Medical Respite: Honoring the Past and Looking to the Future

Medical respite care continues to grow and 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the Respite Care Providers’ Network (RCPN). This PCI will focus on how communities can continue to expand their programs and services to holistically address the needs of clients, while grounding themselves in the Standards for Medical Respite Care and the history of

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