Emergency Placement Network
EASI is working to build a network of care and housing organizations that could, once ready, help Adult Protective Services and other authorized referrers explore emergency placement options for older adults in unsafe situations.
Status: Partner Needed · pathway development
No facility is placement-ready through this network yet, and no agency has yet agreed to use it. EJF does not place elders, reserve beds, or guarantee funding.
The network does not replace APS, guarantee placement, or ask a facility to hold capacity. It makes readiness, fit, contacts, and the handoff process clearer before a crisis.
Explore facility participationThree-stage onboarding
1
Know the facility before a crisis.
Identify the right administrator and after-hours contact
Understand the facility, population served, care level, and service area
Discuss why the Emergency Placement Network exists
Clarify that interest does not create an obligation to accept a placement
2
Make the conditions visible before a referral.
Review licensing/organizational information appropriate to the facility
Confirm accessibility, care capabilities, exclusions, medication needs, and transportation expectations
Document payment/funding expectations and what happens when funding is unavailable
Complete agreements, privacy/referral expectations, discharge/no-placement procedures, and named contacts
3
Ready to be contacted — not promising a bed.
Facility is approved for the network pathway
Referral method and required minimum information are clear
Availability is confirmed case-by-case
A warm handoff and post-placement follow-up close the loop
Planned referral flow · not yet operating
1
APS or another approved referral source identifies an elder who may need emergency placement.
2
EJF/EASI uses the readiness profile to identify facilities that may fit the elder’s care and safety needs.
3
The facility decides whether it can safely accept this specific placement at this time.
4
Only the information needed for the authorized placement process is shared through the approved workflow.
5
Arrival, immediate issues, next-step planning, and disposition are documented with the responsible partners.
A placement pathway should document eligibility, care capabilities, accessibility, medication and transportation needs, funding/payment, privacy, discharge planning, and what happens when no placement is available.
A facility may be part of the network and still decline a specific placement. The purpose of onboarding is to make the decision faster, safer, and more informed — not to remove the facility’s judgment.
