Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Lisa Mancini, Interim Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. for Residential Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. to provide residential rehabilitation and long-term care services, increasing the amount by $622,690 to an amount not to exceed $15,887,140 with no change to the agreement term.
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BACKGROUND:
Crestwood has provided services for San Mateo County residents since 1988. On August 3, 2021, this Board approved an agreement with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. (Crestwood) to provide mental health services to both Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) and Aging and Adult Services (AAS) divisions of San Mateo County Health for a maximum amount of $15,215,790 for the term of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024.
In January 2022, this Board approved an amendment to the agreement to increase the maximum amount by $48,660 to an amount not to exceed $15,264,450.
Crestwood provides quality services for clients that have complex medical and behavioral needs. Crestwood's network of facilities provides up to 58 beds for BHRS clients who are seriously mentally ill and in need of mental health rehabilitation, treatment, and long-term care. Crestwood also provides up to eight skilled nursing facility beds for AAS clients who are probate dementia conservatees of the San Mateo County Public Guardian and who require a long-term care setting. Services provided through this agreement offer an alternative to the use of more costly hospital emergency services, inpatient hospital admissions and correctional facilities.
In addition, BHRS has four dedicated beds at Crestwood's San J...
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