NIMRC (National Institute for Medical Respite Care) is a special initiative of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (Council)—the nation’s premier voice of professionals working at the nexus of health care and homelessness for three decades. Launched in 2020, NIMRC is a singular nation-wide initiative dedicated to expanding the number and quality of medical respite (or recuperative) care programs throughout the United States. Drawing on decades of leadership in the field of medical respite care, NIMRC is committed to:
(1) advancing programmatic, financial, and operational best practices;
(2) delivering expert technical assistance and training;
(3) engaging in state- and federal-level advocacy;
(4) fostering public policy reform;
(5) exploring translational research questions centered on programs, patients, payers, and providers;
(6) building strategic academic partnerships and community collaborations;
(7) supporting cross-system approaches to data-sharing; and
(8) achieving meaningful systems change.