Procedure Number: 306
Date Approved by SCCHAP: 6/19/2014
Date of Last Revision/Review: 5/27/2014
Purpose: SC-CHAP will work with local institutions to discourage discharging people into homelessness, encouraging proactive discharge planning and by facilitating access to prevention services and other continuum services. Institutional Discharges have been identified as one source of homelessness. The purpose of this document is to have our community’s hospitals and/or health clinics identify those that might be homeless upon discharge and to then provide such health care providers with information on community services available to prevent homelessness. The goal is to prevent discharge into homelessness (homeless shelters) unless absolutely necessary (a hospital discharge of a victim of domestic violence to the Underground Railroad domestic violence shelter, e.g.).
Policy: SC-CHAP will encourage local agencies which provide institutional housing to work with local institutions so people are not discharged from their facilities into homelessness.
Discharge Plan: Each hospital will determine the person or department that would be responsible for assuring that those admitted would have a discharge plan review to assure that any discharges into homeless shelters would be kept to a minimum and be the best placement possible. This will vary as the needs of the patients will range from out-patient to long-term care. The intent of the policy is to have such a review occur prior to the eminent discharge of all patients whenever possible.
If the discharge plan review indicates that the patient is without housing resources, the programs/services on the following page are to be called. These programs will attempt to assist the patient in garnering housing resources upon discharge.
PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CLINICS:
- Aleda E. Lutz VA MedicalCenter
1500 Weiss Street
Saginaw, Michigan 48602
Contact Person:Eric NormanAlternative Contact: Michelle White
Phone:497-2500 (11773)Phone:497-2500 (11893)
E-Mail:
- Covenant Health Care
700 Cooper
Saginaw, Michigan 48602
Contact Person: Karen Gaffney
Phone: 583-4509
E-Mail:
- Health Delivery
501 Lapeer
Saginaw, Michigan 48706
Contact Person: Dora Harris
Phone:(989) 907-2735
E-Mail:
- HealthSource Saginaw
3340 Hospital Road
Saginaw, Michigan 48603
Contact Person: Glenn Black, Behavioral MedicineCenter Executive
Phone: 790-7738
E-Mail:
- St. Mary’s of Michigan
800 South Washington
Saginaw, Michigan 48601
Contact Person: Kelly Durkacy
Phone:907-8992
E-Mail:
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Patient Type At Risk of Homelessness / Programs to Call / Phone Number / CommentsFemale and male children and youth under age 18 where child abuse and/or neglect is suspected / Saginaw County Department of Human Services –
Protective Services / Regular hours
# 758-1791
Emergency
# 754-4011
Female and male youth/young adults ages 17 – 21 / Innerlink ES – 17-21
Innterlink TLP 17-21 / Regular & emergency #:753-3431
Single adult males / Restoration Community Outreach / Regular & emergency #:753-1886
Females with children / City Rescue Mission / Regular & emergency #:752-6051
Single adult females / City Rescue Mission / Regular & emergency #:752-6051
Single adult females or females with children / Mustard Seed / Regular & emergency #:755-4741 / The adult female may bring in her children if they are in her custody. No boys over age 12.
Families / City Rescue Mission / Regular & emergency #:752-6051
Teen Parents and their Children ages / Teen Parent Services / Regular & emergency
#:399-0006 / The age group served is from 17 – 21. The young women served can be pregnant.
Single Adult Males and Males with children / City Rescue Mission / Regular & emergency #:752-6051
Single women and women with children who are victims of domestic violence and/or victims of sexual abuse or stalking / Underground Railroad / Regular & emergency #:755-0411
Single adults and adults with children dealing with mental health issues / SaginawCounty Community Mental Health Authority
ACCESS Program / Regular & emergency #:797-3559 or
1-800-258-8678
Single adults and adults with children dealing with substance abuse issues / SaginawCounty Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention (TAPS) Coordinating Agency / Regular & emergency #:758-3781
Single adults and adults with children dealing with disabilities / Saginaw Advocacy for Individuals with Disabilities / Regular #:752-6176 (extension 2148)
Elderly / CommunityVillage / Regular & emergency #:792-5442
Vulnerable adults who may be subject to abuse, neglect, or exploitation / Saginaw County Department of Human Services –
Adult Protective Services / Regular hours
#: 758-1788
Emergency #:
754-4011
Females discharged from prison, jail or rehab / Emmaus House / Regular hours
# 755-7538
1/1/08 Policy Implementation
1/9/09 Reviewed
4/16/10 Reviewed
6/20/2011 Reviewed and Updated
1/2014 Reviewed and Updated
References:
1. SC-CHAP Exhibit One
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