REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 14, 2022
FROM
SHARON NEVINS, Director, Department of Aging and Adult Services
SUBJECT
Title
Contracts with Multipurpose Senior Services Program Providers
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve fee-for-service contracts with the following agencies to provide Multipurpose Senior Services Program services in an aggregate contract amount not to exceed $952,314, for the period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025:
1. Assured Independence, LLC
2. Connect America.com LLC dba Connect America West
3. Lifeline Systems Company
(Presenter: Sharon Nevins, Director, 891-3917)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Multipurpose Senior Services Program costs are on a fee-for-service basis, not expected to exceed $952,314 over the contract term, and are funded 50% by Federal ($476,157) and 50% by State ($476,157) sources. Adequate appropriation and revenue will be included in the Department of Aging and Adult Services' (DAAS) 2022-23 recommended budget and in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Since 1985, the California Department of Aging (CDA) has awarded funds to DAAS to operate the Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP). MSSP is designed to prevent or delay the need for long-term institutional care for eligible seniors while continuing to foster independent living in the community. MSSP provides social and/or health-care case management services to Medi-Cal recipients age 65 or older, to delay or prevent them from being placed in a nursing facility. DAAS social workers are responsible for coordinating services through agencies to provide a variety of MSSP services including, chore, personal care, non-...
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