Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Reach proposes medical-respit and supportive-housing conversion at West State Street to link hospital discharges to stable care
Summary
Reach Medical proposed converting 618 West State Street to a combined 10-bed medical-respit facility and 10 permanent supportive-housing units, with 24/7 on-site clinical staffing and hospital discharge coordination. Budget estimate ~ $4.4 million with HHAP and other sources sought; presenters cited Medicaid reimbursement for medical-respit as a sustainability pathway.
Reach Medical presented a dual medical-respit and permanent supportive-housing proposal that the organization says would fill regional gaps in post-hospital care for people experiencing homelessness.
Samantha Stevenson, Reach's director of operations, said the plan would place 10 medical-respit beds alongside 10 permanent supportive units at 618 West State Street, a property the organization has under a lease-to-own agreement. Medical-respit beds are reimbursable through New York managed Medicaid and provide up to 90 days of supervised housing and medical care for…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
