Health and Disability

Through the pilot effort, the Kelly Cullen Community, a newly renovated housing development with an onsite federally qualified health center, reserved nearly one-third of its 172 units for SFHP’s highest-need, highest-cost homeless members. To date all of the reserved units have been filled.

Leveraging Medicaid dollars, SFHP uses care managers from its Care Support Program to provide ongoing care management to members once housed. This community-based model meets patients where they are and works closely with local social service providers who have experience in providing services to these members. A variety of funders, including city and state agencies, private banks, and CSH, supported both the construction of the building and the ongoing provision of housing services. Through a randomized controlled study of the pilot, researchers at New York University are measuring impacts on housing stability, mortality, tenant satisfaction, health status, and health care costs. Resultsare likely to be available later in 2015 and preliminary health care cost trends are promising.