The L.A. Forum is the annual in-person event of the L.A. Recuperative Care Learning Network (LARCLN). Since 2022, the L.A. Recuperative Care Learning Network (LARCLN) has brought together recuperative care providers, hospitals, managed care plans and other community partners in homeless services and health care to share best practices and lessons learned from providing Recuperative […]
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The Guiding Principles underlie the work of medical respite care programs and are used in conjunction with the Standards for Medical Respite Care and the Models of Medical Respite Care to determine how services are delivered. The Framework for Medical Respite Care Programs goes in depth on how each of the core elements of medical
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Speakers: Raven Scrivner, Interfaith Works; Carol Benner, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program; Meg Martin, Interfaith Works; Elizabeth Yearsley, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program; Joanna D’Afflitti, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program; Hannah Matheson Session Materials: CAT presentation NHCHC final.pptx Challenging Behaviors ppt NHCHC.pptx REST NHCHC 2024.pptx HCH2024 slides.pptx
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Medical respite is rapidly gaining traction as a service delivery model. The National Institute for Medical Respite Care (NIMRC) was created in 2020 to establish a central body to guide best practices in medical respite. To support this mission, a tool to measure fidelity to the principles of best practices in medical respite care was
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Are you interested in creating a welcoming environment for trans and non-binary clients at your medical respite program? Are you curious how other programs support gender-affirmation for staff and clients? Join the National Health Care for the Homeless Council and the National Institute for Medical Respite Care for a discussion on promising practices for Gender-Affirming
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Download Webinar Slides (PDF) Webinar Description Individuals experiencing homelessness continue to experience chronic conditions and behavioral health conditions at higher rates than the general population. This requires extensive health management skills on the part of the consumer and appropriate modifications from providers to adjust recommendations and guidance for managing chronic conditions for people experiencing homelessness.
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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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We are now coming up on two years since the rollout of CalAIM (California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal), the multiyear plan with the goal to improve outcomes for people with the most complex needs, including those experiencing homelessness. With CalAIM, Medi-Cal managed care plans couple clinical care with a range of social services, such
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