MEDICAL RESPITE CARE
Understanding Medical Respite Care: A Simple Explanation
Think about this: You are nearing the end of a stay in the hospital after an illness or receiving some sort of procedure. As the staff prepares your discharge, you are given medication, follow-up appointment instructions, referrals to physical or occupational therapy, and guidance on how to ensure the success of your recovery. Then, someone who loves you picks you up from the hospital and takes you home and takes care of you for the next few weeks and makes sure you are following your discharge plan. There is not a physician or nurse at your home to make sure this happens, just people who care about you. Our guests don’t have that. That is what our medical respite program provides.
Public Statement on Recent Purchase of 1660 3rd Street in Lincoln
August 23, 2024
The Gathering Inn (TGI) plans to open a medical respite program at 1660 3rd Street in Lincoln, California, which will contribute to reducing homelessness and the strain on our local healthcare and social service systems. The Gathering Inn was required by the seller's terms to keep the real estate activities confidential until close of escrow, which happened on August 13, 2024.
Medical respite services help ill or injured unhoused patients recover after hospital discharge under medical supervision. In this controlled setting, they also receive support services to transition to stable housing.
Patients in the Medical Respite Program are typically senior citizens. They must be referred by a hospital, and no walk-in, sex offenders or self-referrals are accepted. This is not a shelter or a drop-in day program. Until earlier this year, the building was an assisted living facility. The primarily elderly patients served by the Medical Respite Program will be inside the building or its internal courtyard, and no visitors will be allowed.
We understand and respect the confusion and concern that surrounds a private deal. Now that we have the freedom to do so, we will make every effort to listen to, and engage with, nearby residents, businesses, and City of Lincoln officials.
More information about the Medical Respite Program is available on the Frequently Asked Questions page found on our website.
Medical Respite Care
Frequently Asked Questions
The Gathering Inn (TGI) is recognized by the National Institute for Medical Respite Care as one of only 21 distinguished programs nationwide. This honor highlights our commitment to excellence and leadership in medical respite care and our role in shaping best practices in the field.
TGI currently manages the only medical respite programs in Placer County, which is not large enough to meet the demand for services. In fact, more than 200 people needing medical respite care were turned away last year alone. That is why TGI sought a location that would make it possible to expand our medical respite program, which is a vital part of the solution to homelessness and to controlling health care costs.
Medical respite services contribute to a healthier, more stable community by reducing emergency room visits and hospital readmission rates and lowering the overall cost of healthcare. These cost-effective services help people successfully recover enough from illness or injury to take advantage of comprehensive support and transition to stable housing solutions.
This information is designed to help our community understand TGI’s medical respite program and our vision for positive outcomes for our guests and City of Lincoln residents. It will be updated as necessary.
What is a medical respite program?
Does medical respite care really make a difference in homelessness?
Will the medical respite program increase crime or emergency calls in our neighborhood?
What measures are in place to ensure the facility will not negatively impact the neighborhood?
What are the admission criteria for the medical respite program?
What is the average age of the people that TGI serves?
Why do you want to locate the medical respite facility in Lincoln?
How is the program funded?
What is the Community Care Expansion Program?
Under the guidelines of the Community Care Expansion funding, is The Gathering Inn permitted to repurpose the medical respite program for different uses?
Did TGI consult with the City of Lincoln or notify the public about the program's implementation?
How was the Lincoln location identified?
Did the City of Lincoln approve of TGI’s plans to locate the medical respite program in the City?
Will this program serve only Lincoln residents?
What are the long-term benefits of the medical respite program for our community?
How can the community get involved or support the program?
Why did TGI take on this effort?
Where do guests go after completing the program?
What potential impact does hiring local team members and vendors have on the community as we expand our Medical Respite Program?
Will The Gathering Inn be providing or distributing needles, pipes, or any other drug paraphernalia?