Resource Details

Promising Practices: Providing Behavioral Health Care in a Medical Respite Setting

Year Developed: 2022

Resource Type: Publication.

Primary Audience: Clinicians
Secondary Audience: Administrative Staff Board of Directors C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.) Enabling Staff Outreach Staff PCAs

Language(s): English

Developed by: National Health Care for the Homeless Council (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: This report presents a summary of the findings and highlights promising practices in behavioral health care that are currently being implemented in medical respite care (MRC) programs across the country. It outlines strategies and approaches that can be replicated and adapted to other programs’ unique contexts, equipping them to deliver high-quality care that is consistent with the Standards for Medical Respite Care and is responsive to the needs of people experiencing homelessness (PEH) in their communities.

Resource Details: In support of programs’ efforts to meet the behavioral health needs of their consumers, the National Institute for Medical Respite Care (NIMRC) conducted listening sessions, interviews, and a review of relevant literature around behavioral health in MRC settings. This report presents a summary of the findings and highlights promising practices in behavioral health care that are currently being implemented in medical respite care (MRC) programs across the country. It outlines strategies and approaches that can be replicated and adapted to other programs’ unique contexts, equipping them to deliver high-quality care that is consistent with the Standards for Medical Respite Care and is responsive to the needs of people experiencing homelessness (PEH) in their communities.

Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, Promising Practice, Quality, Special and Vulnerable Populations

Resource Subtopic: Behavioral Health, Community, Health, and Housing Partnerships, Operational Feasibility, Behavioral Health, Impact/Outcomes, Partnerships, , Quality Improvement.

Keywords: Care Coordination, Education of - Staff (e.g., Competency-Based), Health Care Facilities, Health Systems, Integrated Care, Medicaid, Medical Home, Mental Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Persons Experiencing Homelessness, Staffing and Onboarding.