What Every Hospital Discharge Planner Should Know About Homeless Patient Resource Connections
Learning Objectives
1. Overview of a social model of Recuperative Care (aka Medical Respite)
2. Provide insights on how to ensure successful care transition to a Medical Respite Care facility
3. Discuss the resource connections provided to clients at a Medical Respite including an overview of criteria, costs and timelines
4. Overview of Social Security benefits with respect to disabilities
What is Recuperative Care?
Recuperative Care (aka Medical Respite) provides care to homeless persons recovering from an acute illness or injury, no longer in need of acute care but unable to sustain recovery if living on the street or other unsuitable place.
Combined with effective case management and possible housing placement, recuperative care program allows individual with complex medical and psycho-social needs the opportunity to recover in a stable environment while reducing potential health complications and subsequent hospital readmissions....