When should you record a Bed Night service for a Night by Night Emergency Shelter and where is it recorded?

When should you record a Bed Night service for a Night by Night Emergency Shelter and where is it recorded?

• A. A Bed Night service should be recorded only if the client slept more than 12 hours
• B. A Bed Night service should be recorded for each night the client spent sheltered; recorded within the client's program enrollment
• C. Bed Night is optional
• D. The service should be recorded at the end of the month

Answer: (B)

Bed Night entries are meant to capture every night a client stays in a Night by Night Emergency Shelter. The key idea is that shelter usage is counted on a per-night basis, not by hours slept or by a monthly summary. Because of that, you record a Bed Night for each night the client spent sheltered, and you place that record within the client's program enrollment for the shelter. This linkage to the program enrollment ensures the nightly shelter data aligns with the client’s active shelter enrollment and supports accurate reporting and funding. It’s not optional, and it isn’t appropriate to wait until the end of the month to enter the data. Recording each night within the program enrollment reflects the actual shelter activity as it occurs.

Bed Night entries are meant to capture every night a client stays in a Night by Night Emergency Shelter. The key idea is that shelter usage is counted on a per-night basis, not by hours slept or by a monthly summary. Because of that, you record a Bed Night for each night the client spent sheltered, and you place that record within the client's program enrollment for the shelter. This linkage to the program enrollment ensures the nightly shelter data aligns with the client’s active shelter enrollment and supports accurate reporting and funding. It’s not optional, and it isn’t appropriate to wait until the end of the month to enter the data. Recording each night within the program enrollment reflects the actual shelter activity as it occurs.