Developing a Medical Respite Program

Issue Brief: CalAIM Implementation of Recuperative Care Services: Lessons Learned

On Jan. 1, 2022, California began implementation of the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM), a multiyear effort focused on transforming California’s Medicaid program, which includes 14 new Community Support services to address health-related social needs of Medi-Cal beneficiaries. Recuperative care (also called medical respite care) is included as one of the Community Supports, which […]

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Medical Respite Budget Tool

The Medical Respite Budget Tool is intended to provide medical respite care providers and funders with a framework for understanding and planning for program costs in operating a medical respite. There are 5 factors that will impact program budget planning: Establishing program costs is beneficial when starting and operating a medical respite program and can

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MRC – The Role of Community Health Workers, Case Managers, and Peers

Case managers, community health workers (CHWs), and peers are often the primary staff responsible for care coordination and implementation of care plans in medical respite. Beyond this, they build relationships and safety for medical respite care clients. This course provides an overview of each role within the medical respite program and recommended best and promising

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Medical Respite Playbook – A Practical Guide for Managed Care Plans

  The National Institute for Medical Respite Care, a program of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, has created the Medical Respite Playbook: A Practical Guide for Managed Care Plans. This guide was created in partnership with Kaiser Permanente and provides managed care plans with information about the philosophy and practice of medical

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Sustainability for Medical Respite Programs: Strategies and Recommendations

Download Slides (PDF) Financial sustainability is a central issue in building and operating a medical respite program. Programs are often challenged with managing multiple funding streams that require partnerships and differing requirements for reporting and data collection for each funding source. This webinar provides an overview of the importance of finding sustainable funding for medical

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Fidelity to the Guiding Principles of Medical Respite Care: Development and Use of a Fidelity Measure 

The National Institute for Medical Respite Care (NIMRC) has developed several resources to guide and support medical respite programs to deliver high quality care, while providing flexibility to accommodate the diversity of program and community needs, which are described in the Framework for Medical Respite Care, and include: The Guiding Principles for Medical Respite Care

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Clinical Issues for Medical Respite/Recuperative Care Programs (Series)

Presented by the National Institute for Medical Respite Care July 7, 2021 | 1-2 p.m. CentralJuly 14, 2021 | 1-2 p.m. CentralJuly 21, 2021 | 1-2 p.m. Central   7/7/2021 – Addressing Activities of Daily Living 7/7 Slides(PDF) Clinical Guidelines for MR/RC: Activities of Daily Living (July 2021)(PDF) Pathways for Incorporating OT Services into MR/RC Programs

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