REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 25, 2020
FROM
VERONICA KELLEY, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
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Contract with Crest Home for The Elderly for Enhanced Assisted Living Program Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve contract with Crest Home for The Elderly to provide Enhanced Assisted Living program services in the amount of $2,555,000, for the period of August 25, 2020 through June 30, 2025.
(Presenter: Veronica Kelley, Director, 388-0801)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Health and Social Services Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The recommended contract amount of $2,555,000 for Enhanced Assisted Living program services is 100% funded by Mental Health Services Act funding. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) 2020-21 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Enhanced Assisted Living program provides unlocked Assisted Living Facilities that are licensed and governed by the State of California, Community Care Licensing Division, providing 24/7 services to adult and older adults over the age of 50 who require care and supervision as well as assistance with performing their Activities of Daily Living. Crest Home for The Elderly creates a safe and stable environment for adult and older adults who are high utilizers of acute medical and psychiatric care and affords the opportunity to divert placement into higher levels of care such as a Skilled Nursing Facility or a State Hospital.
Crest Home for The Elderly provides comprehensive medical care such as assistance in all Activities of Daily Living, monitoring vital signs, wound care, medication management, and injections to those consumers who al...
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