FAQ
Recuperative care, also called medical respite care, provides a safe place for people experiencing homelessness to recover after a hospital stay or medical treatment. Clients receive a clean environment, meals, basic medical follow-up, and help connecting to long-term housing and community resources.
What is recuperative care?
Many people experiencing homelessness have no safe place to heal, which can lead to repeated hospital visits and worsening health. Recuperative care ensures physical and emotional recovery while connecting clients to housing, income, and social services.
Why is recuperative care needed?
Most clients do not pay out of pocket. Funding comes from hospitals, health plans, local governments, nonprofits, Medicaid, managed care organizations, and charitable grants. No one is denied care due to lack of money.
How does someone who is experiencing homelessness pay for recuperative care?
Yes. Clients receive basic medical support such as wound care, medication management, and follow-up with doctors or nurses. Complex medical treatments are coordinated with external healthcare providers.
Does recuperative care include medical care?
Yes. By reducing hospital readmissions and emergency visits, recuperative care can significantly lower healthcare costs and reduce strain on public resources.
Does recuperative care save money?
It addresses the whole person—medical, social, and emotional needs—through supervised recovery, case management, and access to housing and mental health resources.
Why is recuperative care effective?
Emotional and mental support.
Connection to housing and benefits.
Improved public health and hygiene.
Life skills and community reintegration.
National Health Foundation Policies.
What are other benefits of recuperative care?
Yes. Clients on parole are accepted, with individual assessments to maintain a safe environment and support reintegration.
Do you accept people on parole?
Rooms may be shared or private depending on capacity and medical needs. Every client has a safe, clean sleeping space and access to hygiene facilities.
Do clients get their own room?
Yes, clients can come and go within guidelines. Rules ensure safety, attendance at appointments, and adherence to program policies.
Is this an open facility?
Medical support (wound care, medication management). Case management (housing, benefits, employment resources). Mental health support (therapy, counseling). Basic needs (meals, clothing, hygiene supplies)Life skills and social support
What services do you offer?
Yes. Licensing ensures adherence to health, safety, and professional standards, enabling access to funding and community resources.
Are you a licensed facility?
Yes. Licensed nurses provide wound cleaning, dressing, medication, and coordinate follow-up care.
Do nurses provide wound care?
Yes. Clean clothing, seasonal items, shoes, and personal hygiene products are provided to maintain dignity and comfort.
Do you have clothes to give clients who have none?
Recuperative care connects clients to long-term or supportive housing programs. Staff assist with applications and referrals to community partners.
Will clients be housed after their stay here?
Yes. Clinical therapists provide counseling, therapy, and behavioral health support alongside medical care.
Do you have a clinical therapist onsite?
Yes. Accessible rooms, bathrooms, and mobility support are available, along with specialized medical care and therapy coordination.
Do you accept paraplegics/wheelchair-bound patients?
Yes. Medical staff manage IV medications safely, coordinating with doctors and hospitals for complex treatments.
Do you take patients using IV medication?
Yes. Services are provided regardless of immigration status, including medical care, case management, and access to basic needs. Funding comes from sources that do not discriminate based on legal status.