TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: June 21, 2016
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jenine Miller
PHONE:
472-2341
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 10 min.
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Agreement with Willow Glen Care Center in the Amount of $400,000 to Provide Licensed Residential Treatment Services to Mentally Ill Clients in Fiscal Year 2016-17
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve Agreement with Willow Glen Care Center in the amount of $400,000, to provide licensed residential treatment services to mentally ill clients in FY 2016-17; authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Director to sign any future amendments to the Agreement that do not increase the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
Board of Supervisors Agreement No. 12-086, Item 4(n), July 24, 2012; and Board of Supervisors Agreement No. 11-109, Item 4(g) August 16, 2012
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) is required to assist its clients in the least restrictive setting. Some clients are in need of residential care. The Willow Glen Care Center offers 24-hour, long-term residential care for the elderly and other adults with chronic mental health conditions. The desired outcome for residents and their families is a successful stable placement in a transitional or long-term care program that provides a safe environment, specialty mental health services, self-respect and personal dignity. This Agreement provides an opportunity to move our conserved clients who are currently placed in locked facilities to a less restrictive, therapeutic environment that includes several separate programs targeted to different needs. The rate is $130 per client per day on a fee for service basis. As it is difficult for staff to det...
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