Recuperative Care / Medical Respite
**For anyone needing Activated Respite due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, please visit our Activated Respite page, HERE.**
Medical Respite Care is acute and post-acute medical care for individuals experiencing homelessness who are too ill or frail to recover from a physical illness or injury on the streets, but do not require hospital-level care.
In addition to providing visits from nursing staff, respite care provides a safe, secure and restful environment, where patients can access additional services with case management assistance, and follow-up treatment if desired. Patients will have access to a secure location to store medications, clean areas to support hygiene, and meals are provided.
Patients with acute medical needs must be referred to Medical Respite by a healthcare provider or healthcare-affiliated community partner.
Click on the + signs below to learn more details about our referral process, what to bring, expectations, contact information, and more.
Patients with acute medical needs must be referred to Medical Respite by a healthcare provider or healthcare-affiliated community partner.
- Patients must be independently able to conduct activities of daily living without any assistance.
- Patients must be able to independently manage and take their medications.
- Patients will be oriented to facilities upon arrival.
- Approval to program is determined on a case-by-case basis and is based on facility-specific requirements as well as availability.
Respite Request and Referral Forms:
- All Medical Respite referrals must be submitted online using the form available here or by clicking the button below.
- Only referrals submitted with the online form will be triaged for coordination.
- Please do not send referrals via fax, email, or verbal requests as we will not be able to accommodate these requests.
- Referrals require one to two business days for processing.
Please have patients bring:
- Identification card
- Insurance cards
- Seven days worth of medication
- Paperwork from referring medical provider or hospital
As part of the Medical Respite Care Program, it is required to do a nursing intake with a Respite Nurse, as well as a Case Management intake, and meet with the Respite Care team as required. Integrated care plans are created for every patient. Following facility-specific program guidelines is also required.
If you have questions about the referral process, the Respite program, or would like to provide feedback, please email respite@coloradocoalition.org or call 720-422-5938.
BECOMING A CONTRACTED BED RESERVATION PARTNER
For information on becoming a contracted partner with the Coalition’s Medical Respite Care Program, please contact Miriah Nunnaley, Director of Recuperative Care at mnunnaley@coloradocoalition.org