Health Recovery Homes

Gennesaret Free Clinic's Health Recovery Homes offer respite housing for patients experiencing homelessness to live in after being discharged from the hospital. 

Here, they have a place to focus on their health and achieve personal goals in a safe, stable environment instead of trying to manage their physical health concerns while living in a shelter or on the street. No other Indianapolis organization offers respite homes like these, providing 16 patients each night the opportunity to recover and rehabilitate in a stable environment. 

DO YOU WANT TO REFER A PATIENT TO STAY WITH GFC?

All patients must meet the following criteria to be eligible to stay at Gennesaret's Health Recovery Homes. If you are representing a patient and they meet all of the criteria and consent to sending an application, please complete the Referral Form.
  • The patient is experiencing homelessness.
  • The patient is over the age of 18.
  • The patient does not have a child who would also require housing.
  • The patient is continent of their bowel and bladder.
  • The patient can independently perform all activities of daily life.
  • The patient is compliant with their medication regimen.
  • The patient, if needed, has clear physical therapy or occupational therapy instructions.
  • The patient is able to transfer without assistance.
  • The patient is free from active contagious diseases, such as COVID-19 or Monkeypox.
  • The patient does not suffer from hallucinations or psychosis.
  • The patient’s hospitalization did not occur as a result of a mental health crisis.
  • The patient is not a registered Sex Offender.
  • The patient has no active warrants for their arrest.
  • The patient does not currently have a catheter, colostomy bag, or feeding tube.
  • The patient is not currently detoxing from drugs or alcohol.
  • The patient is not currently using substances and is at minimum 14 days clean of substance use.
  • The patient is cooperative and non-confrontational.
Health Recovery Home staff standing with resident

AMENITIES

  • A private, accessible bedroom
  • Clothing and hygiene items
  • Food and nutrition services
  • Housing and housing support
  • Life skills and goal planning
  • Nursing case management
  • Social work case management
  • Transportation for appointments
  • 24/7 access to onsite Health Recovery Home staff
     

Gennesaret’s Health Recovery Homes were the first of their kind when they opened in Indiana in 2000.

Gennesaret opened Indiana’s first respite care program in 2000, housing men experiencing homelessness who were discharged from hospitals. Gennesaret’s two men’s health recovery homes can accommodate twelve men.

In 2016, Gennesaret opened a home dedicated to serving women. The women’s health recovery home can accommodate four women. The women’s health recovery home was renamed Rebecca’s House in honor of Rebecca Seifert, Gennesaret’s founding Executive Director (served 1995-2019). 

As of 2023, Gennesaret is working with Pathway Counseling and Consulting, LLC, a mental health firm. Pathway provides every single resident with an individualized mental health treatment plan within 72 hours of admission. Additionally, we added Emberwood Center as a partner. Emberwood Center provides a specially designed program, supporting the behavioral, social, and emotional learning and development of our patients.

Men's Health Recovery Home

Men's Health Recovery Home exterior

Women's Health Recovery Home

Women's Health Recovery Home exterior