Standards for Medical Respite Care Programs

From Feasibility to Facility: The Journey to Establish a Medical Respite

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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Design of a Novel Fidelity Measure for Use in Accreditation of Medical Respite Programs

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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Assessing Health Management in Health Centers and Medical Respite Programs

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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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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2021 Standards for Medical Repsite/Recuperative Care Programs: An Overview of Updates and Changes

Please join us on Wednesday, October 13th for our webinar highlighting the new 2021 Standards for Medical Respite/Recuperative Care Programs. This webinar will provide an overview of the process for updating the Standards, and focus on key changes to the 2021 Standards. Additionally, the webinar will outline resources and steps programs can take to incorporate

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Infection Control Policies and Practices for Medical Respite Programs

  Webinar Slides(PDF) Additional Materials(PDF)   This webinar will describe infection control policies and practices to prevent the spread of infections related to respiratory disease, wounds, and gastrointestinal illnesses in medical respite programs. Medical respite programs provide post-acute clinical care and 24-hour bed rest to people experiencing homelessness and recuperating from illness or injury. With patients

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Steps to NCQA Recognition for Patient-Centered Medical Home

NCQA PCMH 2011_Standards and Guidelines(PDF) Webinar Slides(PPTX) This webinar will review the National Committee of Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMH) 2011 Standards as well as the eligibility and application process, scoring guidelines, and the relationship between Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services’ (CMS) Meaningful Use Requirements and the 2011 Standards. The presenter will

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