Programs & Services

Programs

Clients who need medical recovery are referred from area hospitals or are admitted directly from homeless shelters by Med Van medical staff.

Key elements of the program include:

1. Initial diagnostic medical assessment and development of a plan of care for clients upon admission;
2. Implementation of the plan of care;
3. Coordination of care with primary care physician and/or hospital staff;
4. Application for entitlement programs or coordination of plan with outside case manager;
5. Referrals to community housing and job placement services;
6. Referrals to appropriate medical agencies for ongoing care and substance abuse / mental health services as needed; and,
7. Discharge placement to stable housing or treatment facilities.

In the first four years of operation, the Center served almost 700 individuals. The average length of a client’s stay in the Center for Respite Care is 3 weeks. The recovery period at the respite provides an ideal opportunity to begin the critical first phase of treatment for debilitating mental health conditions for clients who might otherwise fall through the cracks.

Services We Provide

Clients We Serve

• Homeless
• Adult
• Medical Illness as Primary Diagnosis
• Perform ADLs (self caring)
• Ambulatory
• Stable Mental Status
• Able to Self-Medicate

Services Available

• Medical evaluation by MD / NP
• Nursing care
• Lab Testing
• Semi-private room, meals
• Referrals for shelter, social services
• TLC