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
Subject: Agreement with S.T.A.R.S., Inc. dba Stars Community Services for Mental Health Rehabilitation Center Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with S.T.A.R.S., Inc. dba Stars Community Services for mental health rehabilitation center services, for the term of October 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $11,818,178.
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BACKGROUND:
The current aged Cordilleras Mental Health Center in Redwood City is being replaced with four new Mental Health Rehabilitation Centers (M.H.R.C.) and co-housing facilities at the newly named Cordilleras Health and Healing Campus. Services at the new facilities are anticipated to begin in early 2024.
In May 2022, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (B.H.R.S.) issued a Request for Proposals (R.F.P.) seeking four separate agencies to provide M.H.R.C. services for four separate 16-bed M.H.R.C. facilities at the rebuilt Cordilleras campus. In August 2022, Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., Caminar, Inc., S.T.A.R.S., Inc. dba Stars Community Services (STARS), and Telecare Corporation were selected to provide these services. By having four separate providers and limiting the size of each facility to no more than 16 beds, the M.H.R.C. services provided will be eligible for Federal Financial Participation through Medi-Cal. Smaller facilities also allow for services to be more targeted to specific consumer needs, which will improve consumer outcomes.
STARS has 34 years of experience designing, implementing, and operating acute inpatient facilities and other programs providing residential, rehabilitation, and crisis services. It operates residential and community-based mental health services in 10 other California counties, including Santa Cla...
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