Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Colleen Chawla, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Jei Africa, Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with Telecare Corporation for Temporary Supervised Living Program Location in Support of the Full-Service Partnership Mental Health Service Programs
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Telecare Corporation for a temporary supervised living program location in support of the Full-Service Partnership Mental Health Service programs, revising the term through October 31, 2025, and increasing the amount by $545,763 to an amount not to exceed $745,763.
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BACKGROUND:
Full-Service Partnership (FSP) programs are designed to enable consumers to remain living in the community and decrease their hospitalizations and/or incarcerations by providing case management, medication management, therapy, social activities, and 24/7 response capability to mitigate an evolving situation. For over 20 years, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) has contracted with Telecare Corporation (Telecare) to provide FSP Mental Health Service programs.
In February 2025, a building fire occurred at Telecare's FSP supervised living program, which included lodging and meals, at the Industrial Hotel, located in South San Francisco. In response to this emergency, the clients at this location were temporarily relocated to another FSP supervised living program, Spring Hill Suites, located in Belmont, while Industrial Hotel undergoes construction. Through Telecare's FSP supervised living program, Spring Hill Suites was, at the time, serving up to 26 County clients.
In June 2025, the Chief of San Mateo County Health approved an agreement with Telecare in the amount of $200,000, for the term February 1, 2025 through October 31, 2026, to support those County clients displaced b...
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