Greater Alton CDC Medical Respite
Greater Alton CDC
Opened March 2025
Geographic Service Area: Madison County
Bed Count: 2
Medical Respite Model (National Institute for Medical Respite Care)
Coordinated Care (offsite health services; connection to community behavioral health)
Common Medical Conditions include but are not limited to:
Mental health conditions
Substance use disorders
Cataracts
Diabetes
Common Referral Sources or Special Referral Partnerships
Coordinated Response Team of Madison County
Social Services Staffing
Case management
Housing Processes
Coordinated Response Team of Madison County
Demographics of Population
Single Adults
All Gender
Facility Configuration
Individual apartments
Hotel as-needed
Physical Accessibility
Apartments are not physically accessible
Hotel rooms are physically accessible
Formal Medical Partnerships
TBD
Eligibility
Primary diagnosis must be medical.
Ambulatory with or without assistive device.
Homeless: Unsheltered/sheltered
Medical: Must be recovering from a chronic/acute medical condition
Ineligible/Contraindications
Actively homicidal or suicidal at time of referral
People with sex offense registration requirements
Absence of medical need
Incontinent
Medical Respite Points of Contact
Jen Whittaker
Program Director
(618) 593-7495
medicalrespite@greateraltoncdc.org
Intake Form
Additional Programs
FranRU - Margarita Inn - PGM Respite - Respond Now - RISE Center - Sojourner House - Summit Service Center
Last Updated: February 9, 2026