Resource Details

Expanding Options for Health Care Within Homelessness Services

CoC Partnerships with Medical Respite Care Programs

Year Developed: 2022

Resource Type: Publication.

Primary Audience: Administrative Staff Board of Directors C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.)
Secondary Audience: Clinicians 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: A brief to improve health care quality and outcomes for people experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 response by strengthening partnerships between homelessness assistance systems and medical respite care (MRC) providers. This brief features the views of both Continuums of Care (CoCs) and MRC staff about how to best integrate operations at the systemic level, as well as featuring a community spotlight on the CoC-MRC partnership in Yakima, Washington.

Resource Topic: Finance, Governance, Operations, Quality, , Special and Vulnerable Populations

Resource Subtopic: , Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Quality Improvement.

Keywords: Access to Care, Care Coordination, Case Studies, Communication, Transparency, and Outreach, Community Engagement, Health Care Facilities, Health Insurance, Health Systems, Housing, Implementation Tools, Legal Issues, Medicaid, Medicare, Mental Health, Non-Clinical Services, Outreach, Partnerships, Patient Satisfaction, Persons Experiencing Homelessness, Performance Improvement, Physical Activity, Planning, Policies and Procedures, Safety Net Providers.