COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

 

Health Services Agency

 
 

DATE:

November 12, 2004

   

BOARD MEETING DATE:

December 7, 2004

   
 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

   

FROM:

Charlene A. Silva, Director of Health Services

Gale Bataille, Director of Mental Health Services

   

SUBJECT:

Agreement with Josefina Hsiao dba Care Plus/Perpetual Help Home

   
 

Recommendation

Adopt a resolution authorizing the President of the Board to execute an Agreement with Josefina Hsiao dba Care Plus/Perpetual Help Home.

 

Background

Since December 17, 1985, your Board has approved resolutions authorizing expenditures for residential care facilities serving mentally ill clients.

 

Consistent with the Mental Health Services Division Plan, contracts are offered to any qualified provider for these residential services. As required in this process, a public notice will be published every year to solicit applications for new providers.

 

Discussion

This contractor operates a 12-bed board and care facility for difficult to place clients. This contractor provides two (2) levels of service, the Step Down Service Level and the Augmented Service Level. Clients at the Step Down Service Level are generally more independent and stable, requiring lower levels of supervision and less intensive services. The Augmented Service Level is for seriously mentally ill clients who require a higher level of supervision and services including more intensive mental health services, social skills training and assistance with activities of daily living.

 

The performance objective is as follows:

Performance Measure

2003-04 Actual

2004-05

Objective

Minimum percentage of client survey respondents who shall rate services as good or better.*

N/A

80%

* Data was not collected in FY 2003-04. The State DMH does not require satisfaction collection for these non-clinical residential services. Mental Health will collect baseline data on this measure using a new collection tool for FY2004-05.

 

Vision Alignment

This Agreement with Josefina Hsiao dba Care Plus/Perpetual Help Home, keeps the commitment to Ensure Basic Health and Safety for All and goal number 8: Help vulnerable people, the aged, disabled, mentally ill, at risk youth, and others - achieve a better quality of life. The Agreement contributes to this commitment and goal by providing residential board and care services for San Mateo County Mental Health clients.

 

Fiscal Impact

The term of the Agreement is July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2007. The Agreement has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel and Risk Management.

 

The Agreement maximum is $161,460 for the three-year term. The anticipated Agreement maximum for FY2004-05 is $53,820. Sales tax provided through realignment will cover $47,900 of the cost. The remaining $5,920 is net county cost, as maintenance of effort for realignment. A similar arrangement is in place for FY2005-06 and 2006-07.