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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As medical respite care continues to grow nationwide, many communities stumble when asked the million dollar question, “How do you plan to sustainably fund this program?” This panel discussion features three medical respite providers as they share how their programs originally funded their medical respite beds, how that funding has evolved, and what their funding
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This workshop will provide an in-depth presentation of the three phases a faith-based community service organization led to establish a medical respite facility and Community of Care for persons who are experiencing homelessness. The three phases include the community partnerships that were convened to 1) complete the feasibility study for the facility; 2) the fundraising
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Learn about a Medi-Cal plan’s approach to centering the experience of its members experiencing homelessness through strategic investments and program implementation in partnership with the local continuum of care and community-based organizations. Learn how these investments increase opportunities for unhoused members to provide feedback on programs and receive a variety of new services to support
As the PEH population ages and geriatric conditions increase, Medical Respite programs across the country may increasingly be asked to accept individuals with ADL support needs. This presentation will outline how the San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Respite program approached enhancing onsite ADL support, including considerations around licensing and funding. The session will provide
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Partnering with Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) presents both opportunities and challenges for medical respite care programs. However, the interest in medical respite programs within MCOs is growing! This webinar provides an overview of Managed Care Organizations and their relationship to medical respite care. Participants have the opportunity to learn about state-level coverages, contract considerations,
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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Webinar Slides(PDF) Medicaid & Medicaid Managed Care: Financing Approaches for Medical Respite Care(LINK) NIMRC(LINK) Medicaid and managed care organizations (MCOs) are increasingly providing financial support for medical respite care programs because they recognize the value of these models of care. This webinar will feature program administrators from two very different medical respite programs who
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