The purpose of this tool kit is to provide information and tools to help organizations and advocates plan, develop, and sustain medical respite care programs. This tool kit organizes existing resources developed by the National Institute for Medical Respite Care, National Health Care for the Homeless Council, and other medical respite care providers while incorporating new and practical tools.
Medical Respite Care Introduction and Overview
- Guiding Principles for Medical Respite Care | May 2023
- The Framework for Medical Respite Care | May 2023
- Models of Medical Respite Care | July 2023
- State of Medical Respite Care | 2023
- Defining Characteristics of Medical Respite Care | Sept 2021
- Medical Respite: An Integral Part of the Homeless Care Continuum | April 2020
- Somewhere to Heal: An Introduction to Medical Respite Care | March 2018 (Webinar)
Developing a Medical Respite Care Program
- Models of Medical Respite Care: Program Examples | July 2023
- Medical Respite Program Development Guide | May 2023
- Potential Skills and Staffing of Medical Respite Care | May 2023
- Advice from Medical Respite Program Coordinators: Survey on Relationships with Hospitals | Sept 2021
Financing a Medical Respite Care Program
- Medical Respite Budget Tool | May 2023
- Issue Brief: Principles for Medicaid Reimbursement | December 2022
- Medicaid and Managed Care: Financing Approaches for Medical Respite Care | Sept 2020 Webinar
- Medicaid & Medicaid Managed Care: Financing Approaches for Medical Respite Care | Jan 2021 (NHCHC/UnitedHealthcare White Paper)
- Financing Medical Respite Care: A Practical Discussion to Ensure Sustainability | June 2017 Webinar
Hospital Partnerships
- FAQs: Contracts with Hospitals |Sept 2021
- Medical Respite Care: Financing Approaches | Aug 2020 (Policy Brief)
- Hospital Community Benefit Funds: Resources for the HCH Community |May 2017
- Business Case for Medical Respite | Jan 2021
Managed Care Plans
Medical Respite Care Research
- Fidelity to the Guiding Principles of Medical Respite Care: Development and Use of a Fidelity Measure | August 2023 (PDF)
- Executive Summary of the Medical Respite Literature Review | Jan 2022
- Medical Respite Care Literature Review | Aug 2021
- Building the Evidence Base for Medical Respite Care: A Participatory and Inclusive Research Agenda | Nov 2021 (Full Report)
- PCORI Project Summary: A Participatory and Inclusive Research Agenda for Medical Respite Care | Nov 2021 (Summary)
- Medical Respite for Homeless Patients: A Systematic Review | May 2013 (External – NIH)
Foundational Documents
- An Evaluation of the Respite Pilot Initiative: Final Report | Aug 2019
- Medical Respite Programs for Homeless Persons: Survey on Relationships with Hospitals | Aug 2019
Policy and Advocacy
- Barriers to Accessing Higher Levels of Care: Implications for Medical Respite Care Programs | Jan 2022 (Issue Brief)
- From Recuperation to Life-Long Leadership: Consumer Governance in Medical Respite | Aug 2019
- Medical Respite Programs and the IHI Triple Aim Framework | Aug 2020 (Policy Brief)
- Medical Respite Care Programs and the Triple Aim Framework for Health | June 2019 (Webinar)
- Medical Respite Care: Reducing Costs and Improving Care | 2011
Resources for Medical Respite Care Providers
Quality and Program Improvement
- Medical Respite Care Referrals and Trauma-Informed Admissions | August 2023 (PDF)
- Housing and the Medical Respite Care Program: A Practical Guide to Navigating the Homelessness Response System | August 2023 (PDF)
- Housing and the Medical Respite Care Program: A Practical Guide to Navigating the Homelessness Response System – Fillable PDF Form | August 2023 (Fillable PDF Form)
- Referral Tracking Sample | May 2023 (Excel spreadsheet download)
- Trauma-Informed Environment Checklist | Jan 2023 (Fillable PDF Form)
- Promising Practices: Providing Behavioral Health Care in a Medical Respite Setting | July 2022 (Full Report)
- Medication Support and Medical Respite Care: A Guide for Programs | May 2022
- Identifying Outcomes for Medical Respite Care Programs | Nov 2021
- Capacity-Building for Medical Respite Care Programs in California in Response to COVID-19: Four Case Studies |March 2021
- Medical Respite Organizational Self-Assessment Tool – (PDF version) | Aug 2021
- Outcome Measures & Data Collection: Recommendations for Medical Respite Programs | Sept 2020
Clinical Tools
- Clinical Guidelines for Medical Respite Care: Introduction | 2023
- Clinical Guidelines for MRC: Cardiovascular Conditions | 2023
- Clinical Guidelines for MRC: COVID-19 and infectious disease | 2023
- Clinical Guidelines for MRC: Neurological Conditions | 2023
- Clinical Guidelines for MRC: Pre and Post-Operative Care | 2023
- Clinical Guidelines for MRC: Respiratory Conditions | 2023
- Clinical Guidelines for MRC: Skin Subcutaneous Conditions | 2023
- Clinical Guidelines for MRC: Dementia | 2023
- Clinical Guidelines for MRC: Cognition | 2023
- Falls Screening in Medical Respite Care | August 2023 (PDF)
- Falls Screening in Medical Respite Care – Fillable PDF Form | August 2023 (Fillable PDF Form)
- Skills, Tools, and Strategies for Case Managers, Community Health Workers, and Peers | Jan 2023
- Clinical Guideline in Medical Respite Care: Chronic Conditions | July 2021
- Clinical Guidelines in Medical Respite Care: Incontinence | July 2021
- Clinical Guidelines for Medical Respite Care: Activities of Daily Living | July 2021
- Elements of a Care Plan in Medical Respite Settings – (Fillable PDF Form) | Dec 2022
- Pathways for Incorporating OT Services into Medical Respite Care Programs | July 2021
- Medical Respite Care for People Without Stable Housing | Aug 2019
- Assessing the Needs of Women in Medical Respite | March 2019 (Webinar)
Program Policies
- Standards for Medical Respite Care Programs | 2021
- CCP: Expansion Planning Report for the Community Health Partnership of Baltimore | Dec 2019
COVID-19 Resources
- COVID-19 and the HCH Community: Medical Respite Care and Alternative Care Sites | May 2020
- Reducing Harm for People Using Drugs & Alcohol During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guide for ACS Programs | April 2020
- COVID-19 Coffee Chat: The Role of Medical Respite Care in COVID-19 Response | April 2020 (Webinar)
- Additional NHCHC Clinical Recommendations Regarding COVID-19