Search for: COVID-19 Join Donate FollowFollow Find Best Practices and Research View resources on health care and homelessness. FIND Immediate Help Now Browse homeless service organizations near you. TAKE ACTION TO End Homelessness Lift your voice for health care and housing justice! REQUEST Technical Assistance Request advice or training in homeless health care. Financing Medical Respite Care: A Practical Discussion to Ensure Sustainability Presented by the National Health Care for the Homeless Council Tuesday, June 13, 2017 | 2-3 p.m. CDT As communities are looking to reduce health care costs and improve patient outcomes, medical respite care programs are filling a critical need for people who are experiencing homelessness. Whether providing hospitals with a safe and legal discharge option, or creating a bridge between hospital and supportive housing programs, medical respite care is a key piece of the local continuum of health care. These programs can reduce hospital lengths of stay and readmissions as well as facilitate better care transitions and case management plans for a very vulnerable population. But how to finance these programs to ensure they are sustainable? This webinar provides an overview of the most common ways to fund medical respite and give practical advice for how to start or grow a program in your area. Speakers: Julia Dobbins, Project Manager, National HCH Council Brenda Goldstein, Psychosocial Services Director, LifeLong Medical Care, Berkeley, CA Brandon Clark, Chief Executive Officer, Circle the City, Phoenix, AZ; Chair-elect, Respite Care Providers’ Network (RCPN) Steering Committee Moderator: Barbara DiPietro, Senior Director of Policy, National HCH Council Archived Webinar Video Webinar: View on YouTube. GET TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRAINING ARCHIVES WEBINARS Files Webinar Slides Join the Council Make A Donation Get Assistance Contact Us Our Networks Respite Care Providers' NetworkNational Consumer Advisory BoardHCH Clinicians' Network Get Involved Join Our Organization Donate to Our Cause Subscribe to Receive our latest eNewsletter Success! Email Sign Up Now This website is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1,625,741 with 20 percent financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov. Copyright © 2020 National Health Care for the Homeless Council, Inc. 604 Gallatin Ave., Suite 106 | Nashville, TN 37206 | (615) 226-2292 Disclaimers and Payment Policies FollowFollowFollow