Recuperative Care / Medical Respite

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.
• Our nursing team processes referrals 7 days a week from 8am to 5pm. Once our nursing team has reviewed a referral, they will reach out to whomever submitted it to discuss next steps. Please allow at least four hours for the team to review the referral before attempting to contact us.

Please have patients bring:

• Identification card (if client has)
• Insurance cards (if client has)
• Five days worth of medication 
• Paperwork from referring medical provider or hospital
• Maximum 2 carry-on sized bags of personal belongings

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 (at least a few times a week). Integrated care plans are created for every patient. Following facility-specific program guidelines is also required. Program guidelines and expectations will be discussed further when the referral nurse speaks with potential clients.

• If you still have questions after reading the above information related to the NON-covid medical respite program or referral process, please email respite@coloradocoalition.org or call 303-291-6904. This is checked 7 days a week from 8:00am to 5:00pm. Please allow at least four hours for nursing staff to look at a referral before calling or emailing. Thank you!
• If you are trying to find more information about COVID isolation or learn more about Activated Respite, please visit the website HERE to get up to date information.

Learn more about the Recuperative Care Center Below. The document on the left is intended for clients and the document on the right is a fact sheet with additional information on the building and program.