Respite Center
The Philip Dorn Respite Center, located in Concord, is a respite care program for homeless adults who are discharged from local hospitals and require medical stabilization services. Respite care refers to recuperative services for those homeless persons who may not meet medical criteria for hospitalization, but are too sick or medically vulnerable to reside in an emergency shelter and cannot be returned to the streets.
The primary goal of this program and all emergency housing programs is to get homeless persons off the street and help them achieve their highest level of self-sufficiency. This program is a joint effort between Health Care for the Homeless and the Division of Health, Housing & Homeless Services.
Criteria for admissions
Clients are only admitted when discharged from a hospital/health center or skilled nursing facility. Walk-ins are not accepted. Additional criteria include:
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Must be homeless or lack adequate housing to support recovery.
- Must have a medical condition that can be effectively addressed within 6 weeks.
- Must be willing and able to comply with C.C.C. Shelter and Medical Respite rules and agree to admission.
- Must be self-sufficient in all aspects of daily living, including medication management.
- Must be continence of urine and stool.
- Must not require IV therapy or other skilled nursing care.
- Must be independently mobile and able to self-transfer in and out of bed.
- Must be independent with wound care, need assistance less than 4 times a week or have home health nursing provided.
- Must not have received benzodiazepine for alcohol withdrawal in the past 24 hours.
- Must be behaviorally appropriate for a group setting.
- Must be alert and oriented.
Electronic respite referral form
For hospitals, health centers or skilled nursing facilities, please use our new Respite Center Referral electronic submission form. Please note that faxed referrals are no longer accepted.
Referral Form