Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors, Acting as the Governing Board of the Area Agency on Aging
From: Colleen Chawla, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Lee Pullen, Director, Aging and Disability Services
Subject: Provider Agreement with Self Help for the Elderly for the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program
RECOMMENDATION:
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Acting as the Governing Board of the Area Agency on Aging for the County of San Mateo, adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The acceptance of Older Americans Act (OAA) funds for the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program from the California Department of Aging in the amount of $364,728; and
B) The execution of a provider agreement with Self Help for the Elderly for the term of April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026.
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BACKGROUND:
Every four years, the Board of Supervisors, acting as the Governing Board for the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) for the County of San Mateo, reviews and approves an Area Plan for the County's submission to the California Department of Aging (CDA). The Area Plan provides a profile of the County's senior population, identifies goals for addressing the needs of older adults and adults with disabilities, and makes recommendations for services to be funded with San Mateo County's Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) funds. This includes the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP).
In May 2024, this Board approved a resolution adopting the 2024-2028 Area Plan.
In February 2022, Aging and Disability Services (ADS) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the provision of HICAP services to older adults and adults with disabilities for the term of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2026, along with other OAA services. Self Help for the Elderly was the provider selected by the RFP Evaluation Committee to provide HICAP services to San Mateo County residents.
Since then, ADS has continued to partner with Self Hel...
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