REACH Medical Respite and Supportive Housing Project
Tompkins County
Summary
REACH Medical wants to turn the former shelter at 618 West State/State Street into 10 medical respite beds and 10 permanent supportive housing units — the first medical respite option between here and Albany. It would give people leaving the hospital a safe place to recover instead of the street or a shelter, cutting hospital readmissions by about 40%. REACH is carrying about $150,000–$160,000 in rent risk while the building sits empty pending funding.
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Last discussed Mar 12, 2026.
Impact analysis
REACH is shouldering roughly $150,000–$160,000 in rent on the empty building while awaiting state HHAP funding; operations are expected to be sustainable through Medicaid reimbursements.
Unhoused residents discharged from the hospital with medical needs, plus the local shelter system, which would be relieved of medically complex cases.
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