title: Medical respite care for homeless people: a growing national phenomenon.
abstract: The first known respite care facilities for homeless people emerged in the mid-1980s, but recent trends in health systems and services have driven their rapid proliferation across the country within the past decade. This report is the first attempt to describe these respite programs comprehensively.
authors.affiliation: National Health Care for the Homeless Council, Nashville, TN 37206-0427, USA. Szerger@nhchc.org
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zerger
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Doblin
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012144:Respite Care