Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Jei Africa, Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Nina Rhee, Interim Director, Aging and Adult Services
Subject: Agreement with Telecare Corporation for Psychiatric Treatment Services and Long-Term Care
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Telecare Corporation for psychiatric treatment services and long-term care for clients of the Public Guardian, for the term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $13,098,057.
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BACKGROUND:
Telecare Corporation (Telecare) is one of the nation's largest providers of adult mental health services. They operate programs tailored to individuals with co-occurring conditions such as homelessness, substance use disorder, and developmental disabilities. Telecare has provided psychiatric treatment services for County residents since 1982.
DISCUSSION:
Through this agreement, Telecare will continue to operate the County's Cordilleras facility as a Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC) and Cordilleras Suites program. It will provide: 1) psychiatric treatment in a locked setting for up to 68 seriously mentally ill County residents; and 2) provide 49 residential treatment beds to County residents who can be served in an unlocked licensed residential care setting. Telecare will also provide bed capacity for Aging and Adult Services' (AAS) conserved clients and Behavioral Health and Recovery Services' (BHRS) clients at its Garfield Neurobehavioral Center (GNC), located in Oakland, California. The clients placed at GNC will receive treatment for severe behavioral issues associated with brain damage.
BHRS conducted a feasibility study regarding the physical and programmatic structures of the current Cordilleras facility. The study group offered recommendations that assisted BHRS in devel...
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