Shane Bass is a Senior Project Manager at Central Health, overseeing clinical and operational integration for design and construction projects totaling $168.5M, including Austin’s first medical respite center. With a background as a Performance Improvement Project Manager at CommUnityCare Health Centers, Shane successfully developed four COVID-19 vaccination sites and resolved numerous issues related to a new EMR system. Previous experience includes serving as an Alternative Assessment Specialist at Pearson, where Shane co-led teams on a $1M product development project, and as a part-time Project Manager at Cambio, significantly increasing platform users. Shane's career began in education as a Special Educator, contributing to the development of curriculums and mentoring new teachers. Shane holds an M.S. in Special Education from Johns Hopkins University, a B.A. in English Language and Literature from the University of North Florida and studied International/Global Studies at Moody Bible Institute.
Courses
Medical Respite Care and Dignified Design: Opportunities for Creating Spaces for Healing for the Unhoused Community
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 | 2:00-3:00pm EST
Medical respite care is defined as acute and post-acute care for people experiencing homelessness who are too ill or frail to recover from a physical illness or injury on the streets, but who are not ill enough to be in a hospital. Every medical respite care program shares the same fundamental elements: a short-term, safe place to stay, allowing people experiencing homelessness an opportunity to rest, recover, and heal in a safe environment while accessing medical care and supportive services. These programs are a critical opportunity to provide safety and opportunity to connect with providers and services to address the many factors contributing to a person’s experience of homelessness. To attend to the safety and healing of end users, programs would do well to employ intentional, trauma-informed, human-centered design approaches that support the mental and physical health needs presented by this population. Dignified Design is one such approach that prioritizes the needs of individuals accessing and delivering services in medical respite settings through a clear framework of principles and practices. This webinar will provide an overview of medical respite programs, their role in communities, and how the field of architecture can contribute to these programs through a Dignified Design approach, which centers the needs of people experiencing homelessness.