Respite Care

Respite Care is a 14-bed, 24-hour facility for homeless individuals who are either too sick for a shelter or have been recently discharged from a hospital and need a safe place to heal. Patients receive quality, holistic medical care and assistance in resolving the issues keeping them homelessness.

Program includes:

Meeting emergency needs: 24-hour bed rest, three healthy, balanced, dietetically approved meals each day, showers, laundry facilities and clothing as needed

Medical care: Includes medical evaluations, lab testing, medications, nursing care, physician visits, health education, nutrition education, coordination of medical and mental health follow-up care or surgeries

Transition to Self Sufficiency: Care Coordinator creates individual service plan and refers clients to services available through existing agencies in the community (services are not duplicated). Individuals are enrolled for public benefits (food stamps, Medicaid, SSI/SSDI etc.) in collaboration with other Continuum of Care agencies.