Throughout 2021 and 2022, states have been seeking to include or have successfully included medical respite to Medicaid 1115 waivers. These experimental Medicaid-reimbursed programs are reviewed and ...

After a hospital stay, most people want to recover in the comfort of their own home. But that is not an option for a patient who is experiencing homelessness. That’s where medical respite centers come ...

Nobody can function in any role 24/7 without a break. Yet, that’s what some family caregivers do. Taking time away from the immense responsibility of caring for a loved one seems like a luxury: hard ...

Although the NER Respite Care Program has served hundreds of families over its life, that’s a drop in the bucket of the estimated unmet need for respite care in Minnesota, where about a half million ...

Members of a Vestal church are opening their doors once a month for senior citizens with Alzheimer’s and other age-related issues so that those who care for them can get some time off. “Being older is ...

The program will offer integrated case management and other support services that are designed to promote physical healing, ...