FAQs
You have questions. We have answers.
About Care Solace
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Who is Care Solace and how am I in their database?
Care Solace is a mental health and social services care coordination team on a mission. We work with 425k+ providers across the nation to ensure those in need can quickly find quality care matched to their unique needs, regardless of circumstances. Our curated matching services are offered at no cost to providers. As a provider, if you reside in a community that partners with Care Solace, we make every effort to ensure you’re included in our outreach locally. Our hope is that you’ll partner with us to impact as many lives as possible.
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What ages does Care Solace serve?
Our service is designed to benefit your entire community. Students, staff, family members, and residents alike can utilize our care coordination services. We will work with anyone regardless of age to help them get the mental health care or substance use treatment services that they need.
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What types of services or treatment pathways can Care Solace connect clients to?
Our team matches individuals and families to both mental health and substance use services including: individual therapy, psychiatry, intensive outpatient programs, residential inpatient programs, partial hospitalization programs, medical detox, and intervention services.
The Matching Process
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How do individuals or families get connected to my agency/practice through Care Solace?
There are two ways clients can connect to your practice:
- Directly: When an individual or family connects with Care Solace through Care Match, our anonymous online self-serve portal, they complete a short questionnaire to help us determine their needs and preferences for care. Based on the answers, we will provide them a list of matched resources using our proprietary database. If your agency/practice is a potential match for the client, your information could be included on this list.
- Through Our Team: When an individual or family connects with Care Solace through email, phone, or a Warm Handoff referral from their school district or local city representative, they are asked screening questions to help us determine their needs and preferences. A dedicated Care Companion coordinates on their behalf and starts the search for potential provider matches, like your agency/practice.
- Directly: When an individual or family connects with Care Solace through Care Match, our anonymous online self-serve portal, they complete a short questionnaire to help us determine their needs and preferences for care. Based on the answers, we will provide them a list of matched resources using our proprietary database. If your agency/practice is a potential match for the client, your information could be included on this list.
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How does Care Solace’s matching process work?
Our proprietary matching process takes into account a client’s age, area of concern, geography, insurance, special considerations and preferences (e.g. faith-based, LGBTQI+ focused, etc.), and ability and/or willingness to travel. Using this information, we identify providers who are the best potential matches, then reach out to confirm whether it’s a good fit!
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What happens after I am identified as a potential match for a client?
If you are identified as a potential match, a Care Companion will reach out to you via phone (or email if you are enrolled in email intake) to confirm whether the client is a good fit for you. When we call, you can let us know whether we should move forward with booking an appointment, or if you prefer you can access your Provider Portal anytime to respond to inquiries. During this step, we’ll confirm the following:
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If you are accepting new clients
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Your ability to treat the client based on age and area of concern
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Your acceptance of the client’s insurance
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Your soonest available appointment date
If the client is a good fit, we’ll share your information with them. If the client determines you are the best fit for their needs, they’ll either reach out to you directly or have their Care Companion hold a conference call to schedule an appointment. Pro-tip: Cut down on the phone calls and emails with one of our technical integrations.
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Working with Care Solace
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I get too many calls from Care Solace, how do I fix this?
Your time is precious, and we understand constant calling can be a nuisance. There are two easy ways to communicate with our team on your own terms:
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Sign up for email notifications: Simply visit your Provider Portal, and update your profile to have communication preferences set to email instead of phone.
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Check for technical integrations: Within your Provider Portal, visit the “Integrations” tab to see what other technical connections can be made for your practice to make communication more seamless.
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Does Care Solace connect individuals and families to group therapy and support groups?
We do not directly connect our clients to group therapy or support groups at this time; however, we’re always looking for ways to expand our offerings. Please check back with us in the future.
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How can I increase the number of clients referred through Care Solace to my agency/practice?
The best way to increase your client referrals is to regularly update your profile information in the Provider Portal. Your profile contains the information we use to match clients to care, so the more accurate the information, the better we can connect you to clients.
We are also committed to connecting individuals and families to timely quality care. So your responsiveness, availability, and client satisfaction are major factors in determining potential matches for our clients.
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How much does it cost providers to work with Care Solace?
Nothing! We do not charge providers a fee to be part of our database, and you'll never be charged to receive referrals from Care Solace. We contract directly with school districts, municipalities, and other entities and then strictly match people in need to the providers who are best suited to serve their preferences. We are not a brokering service and do not maintain formal partnerships with providers for our Care Coordination service.
Managing Practice Details
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How can I update my existing Care Solace provider profile?
Updating your details is quick and easy. Visit your Provider Portal and log in using a case number and your phone number on file. If you do not have a case number to access the portal, please email providers@caresolace.org to request a link to access your profile.
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How do I access my Provider Portal?
Click here and log in using a case number and your phone number on file. If you don't have a case number to access the portal, please email providers@caresolace.org to request a link to access your profile.
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Can I create multiple provider profiles to represent multiple programs separately?
Provider profiles are location-based, so technically only one profile can exist for a physical address. However, we make it easy to manage multiple profiles/providers within your Provider Portal. If your organization offers multiple programs or services at a single location, you can seamlessly capture all program and service information in that location's profile.
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Can I add multiple clinicians and their specialties to my Care Solace Provider profile?
To list additional clinicians who practice at the location associated with your profile, access the “Profile” tab within your Provider Portal. Here you can scroll to the bottom of the “Update Profile” screen and click “Add Clinician” in the bottom left. You can also include their license type and NPI number. Clinician specialties can be captured in the profile under “Specializations.”
Technical Tools & Integrations
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Can I connect Care Solace to my EHR system?
It depends. Please login to your Provider Portal and visit the “Integrations” tab to see what connections are available to you. Don’t see any? We’ll be expanding these options soon, but for now we suggest adding your booking URL to your profile details and we’ll store it for future use.
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What technical tools make it easier to work with Care Solace?
We encourage providers to install our new Google Chrome browser extension to receive a visual notification instantly on your browser when a client is looking for help. Don't worry, we'll continue to call or email you to remind you according to your preferences.
Using the Provider Portal
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How do I make a change to my match/not a match response to a client case?
To make a change after responding to a case, please email providers@caresolace.org with the case number and requested edit, and our provider team will update this in our system.
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How do I access multiple profiles in my Provider Portal?
Very easily - after logging into your Provider Portal, on the upper right side click the drop-down menu where your practice name is listed to toggle between your associated profiles. Don’t see a profile for one of your locations? Reach out to your Provider Support Team at providers@caresolace.org and they’ll be happy to assist you.
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Why do I have to answer questions after I say I am not a good fit for a client?
Our top priority is to send you right-fit clients. Checking your profile details for accuracy is the best way to ensure we are optimizing your matches. If you indicate you are not a good match for a client, we ask a few quick clarifying questions to make sure any necessary changes are made to your profile.
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What happens after I accept a matched client?
After you indicate a client is a good match for your services and provide your appointment availability, we’ll add you to a list of curated matches, then share the list with the client. After that, the client will either reach out to you directly to book an appointment, or one of our Care Companions will call you with the client on the phone to schedule their first appointment.
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How do I add an additional location to my Provider Portal?
If you need to add an additional location to your Provider Portal, reach out to your Provider Support Team at providers@caresolace.org and they’ll be happy to assist you.
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Why aren’t client details like name and phone number visible in the portal?
The privacy of the clients we serve is of the utmost importance to us. We do not share client information in our matching process, as our role is to help empower clients to know which community-based providers can help them, enabling them to choose which provider is best suited for their specific needs.
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How do I add that I have a waitlist to my profile?
Within your Provider Portal in the edit/update profile screen, you have the ability to temporarily pause your profile so you don’t receive any new requests. If you have a waitlist and are not currently accepting new clients, you can use this feature to pause any new incoming requests until your waitlist opens up.