TABLE 1—
Characteristics of Clients Accepted at the Temporary Medical Respite Shelter: Chicago, IL, May 2020
| No. (%) or Median (IQR) | |
| Total sample | 51 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 42 (82.4) |
| Female | 8 (17.6) |
| Other | 1 (2.0) |
| Age, y | |
| 18–24 | 2 (3.9) |
| 25–34 | 3 (5.8) |
| 35–44 | 11 (21.6) |
| 45–54 | 10 (19.6) |
| 55–64 | 22 (43.1) |
| ≥ 65 | 3 (5.8) |
| Race | |
| White | 5 (9.8) |
| Black | 35 (68.6) |
| Latino | 11 (21.6) |
| Other/unknown | 0 (0.0) |
| Insurance status | |
| Insured | 37 (72.5) |
| Uninsured | 12 (23.5) |
| Unknown | 2 (3.9) |
| Clinical characteristics | |
| Diabetes | 6 (11.7) |
| Heart conditiona | 6 (11.7) |
| HIV/AIDS | 4 (7.8) |
| Other immunosuppressing condition | 2 (3.9) |
| Mental illnessb | 45 (88.2) |
| Duration of homelessness, months | 12 (8–33) |
| Length of stay, days | 7 (6–10) |
| Disposition following isolation at TMRS | |
| Shelter | 31 |
| With friends or family | 5 |
| Substance use disorder treatment program | 1 |
| Street encampment | 1 |
| Hospitalized | 1 |
| Transferred to other isolation facility | 1 |
| Missing/unknown | 7 |
Note. IQR = interquartile range; TMRS = Temporary Medical Respite Shelter.
a
Heart condition includes heart failure, arrhythmia, and coronary artery disease.
b
Mental Illness detected by self-reported diagnosis, pharmacologic treatment history, psychiatric hospitalizations, illicit drug use, substance use or behavioral health visit onsite or telehealth, or observed behavioral dysregulation.