REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 6, 2025
FROM
SHARON NEVINS, Director, Department of Aging and Adult Services
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Contract with WISE and Healthy Aging for Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 22-221 with WISE and Healthy Aging for the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program to advocate for the rights of residents of long term care facilities, increasing the contract amount by $700,000, from $2,000,000 to $2,700,000, and extending the contract term for one year, for a total contract period of April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2026.
2. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer or the Director of the Department of Aging and Adult Services to approve and execute any non-substantive amendments to the contract in Recommendation No. 1, on behalf of the County, subject to review by County Counsel.
3. Direct the Director of the Department of Aging and Adult Services to transmit any non-substantive amendments to the contract in Recommendation No. 1 to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 30 days of execution.
(Presenter: Jamiko Bell, Interim Assistant Director, 891-3917)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The amended contract increase of $700,000 for the Long Term Care (LTC) Ombudsman Program is funded by a combination of ongoing state, federal and one time only funding sources as follows: State General Fund IIIB, State Public Health Licensing and Certification Fund, State Health Facilities Citation Penalties Account, State Skilled Nursing Facility Quality and Accountability Program, Federal Title IIIB, Federal Title VII, Federal Title VII Elder Abuse, Federal Title XX Elder Justice, and ...
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