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A Guide to Starting a Recuperative Care Program in California
This practical guide provides step-by-step instructions for organizations looking to start or enhance recuperative care programs in California. It includes specific guidance on navigating California’s policy landscape and leveraging CalAIM funding.
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Medical Respite – Policy at a Glance
Learn how medical respite improves health outcomes for people experiencing homelessness while saving money across the health care system.
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New Certification Offers Support, Credibility for Medical Respite Care Programs
The rigorous certification process ensures that respite care programs meet nationally recognized standards for quality care.
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Medical Respite
Although the health system cannot fix every part of the homelessness crisis, there are important roles it can play. CHCF envisions a future where different systems work together effectively so people are housed and healthy.
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Homelessness & Health Care
Although the health system cannot fix every part of the homelessness crisis, there are important roles it can play. CHCF envisions a future where different systems work together effectively so people are housed and healthy.
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‘This Place Saved My Life.’ Medically Frail Unhoused People Find Home in New Care Model
Cardea Health has converted an Oakland motel into housing for people who are medically frail and experiencing homelessness.
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California’s Health Care for the Homeless Grantees
Health Care for the Homeless programs are federally funded community health centers required to serve a population composed primarily of people experiencing homelessness. In California these programs are a crucial component of the state’s health care safety net.
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CalAIM Implementation of Recuperative Care Services: Lessons Learned
This brief reviews the implementation of the CalAIM recuperative care services, recommends steps California could consider moving forward, and provides advice for other states considering a Medicaid benefit for recuperative care.
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Models of Medical Respite Care
This fact sheet describes the four types of medical respite care models, along with the types and intensity of clinical, case management, and care coordination services that can be expected within each medical respite care setting.
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Guiding Principles for Medical Respite Care
This short paper outlines the four principles that guide a medical respite care program. The principles should underpin all programs and service delivery and help decisionmakers ensure that care is centered on the needs of the people being served.
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How Can Health Plans Support People Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
L.A. Care Health Plan has rapidly recalibrated existing homelessness support services to address the immediate needs of people experiencing homelessness related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Center for Health Care Strategies spoke with the director of Safety Net Programs and…
