REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 23, 2025
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
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Contract with Orchid Court, Inc. for Enhanced Board and Care Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve contract with Orchid Court, Inc., for the provision of Enhanced Board and Care services, in the amount not to exceed $7,886,880, for the contract period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The contract amount not to exceed $7,886,880 for Enhanced Board and Care (EBC) services is funded by the Behavioral Health Services Act and Mental Health Block Grant. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in DBH's 2025-26 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DBH is responsible for providing mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services to San Bernardino County (County) residents experiencing severe mental illness (SMI) and/or SUD. Since 1995, Orchid Court, Inc. (Orchid Court) has been providing around-the-clock EBC services, to enhance the residential support of adult clients experiencing SMI who are being discharged from long-term locked psychiatric residential facilities and acute psychiatric hospitals.
The use of EBC services has enabled DBH to reduce the clients' length of stay in long-term locked psychiatric residential facilities and acute psychiatric hospitals by transitioning clients to a lower level of care. Activities of daily living assistance, encouragement to develop independent life skills and on-site s...
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