Medical Respite - Housing Forward - Headquarters
1851 South 9th Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153
Spanish, English
Call Housing Forward at (708) 338-1724 for additional information.
Free
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Description
Medical Respite is short-term residential and post-acute medical care for patients experiencing homelessness who are too ill or frail to recover from a physical illness while living in a shelter or on the streets, but who are not sick enough to be in a hospital. Housing Forward offers medical respite at two locations: RISE Center in partnership with Cook County Health & Sojourner House in partnership with MacNeal Hospital.
Date of Last Formal Update
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Providing organization
Housing Forward
Housing Forward's mission is to transition people from housing crisis to housing stability. We provide a comprehensive solution to impacting homelessness and housing instability. Using best practices of Prevention/Diversion, Trauma-Informed Care and a Housing First Approach, they have positively impacted the lives of more than 20,000 people since 1992.For suburban Cook County residents at risk of losing their primary nighttime residence in the next two weeks or those who do not have a place to stay and are in need of emergency shelter in the next 24-48 hours, please call (877) 426-6515 Monday through Friday between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm to be connected with the Suburban Cook County Call Center.