Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise Rogers, Chief, Health System
Subject: Agreement with Crestwood Behavioral Health for Residential Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Crestwood Behavioral Health for residential rehabilitation and long-term care services, for the term of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021, in an amount not to exceed $13,371,000.
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BACKGROUND:
As a provider of mental health services, Crestwood Behavioral Health's programs include Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) / Neurobehavioral Programs, Mental Health Rehabilitation Centers, Adult Residential Programs, Wellness Clinics, Community Programs, Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly, and Psychiatric Health Facilities. Crestwood offers a continuum of care and treatment, from traditional psychiatric services to recovery programs, geared towards community reintegration. The contractor has provided services for San Mateo County residents since 1988.
Under the B-1 Administrative Memorandum, the selection of providers for long-term locked facility services is exempt from the Request for Proposals requirement.
DISCUSSION:
Crestwood Behavioral Health (Crestwood) will continue to provide services to both Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) and Aging and Adult Services (AAS) divisions of San Mateo County's Health System. Specifically, Crestwood's network of facilities provides up to 52 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 8 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 emergenc...
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