Standards for Medical Respite Care Programs

Health Literacy in Medical Respite Care

Health literacy is defined as an individual’s ability to find, understand, and use health-related information and services in making health-related decisions and putting the information into practice. Persons experiencing homelessness are at a greater risk for poor health literacy, severely affecting disease burden, risk for hospitalizations, health complications, and effectiveness of health management. However, medical […]

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The Framework for Medical Respite Care: Understanding and Application for Programs

The Framework for Medical Respite Care is a resource that defines the philosophy of care provided within medical respite programs, and articulates how the Standards for Medical Respite Care Programs, the Guiding Principles for Medical Respite Care, and the Models for Medical Respite Care work in conjunction to provide quality care and opportunity for recovery

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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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