County of Monterey - File #: A 16-162

• File #: A 16-162
• Name: Telecare Amend. #1
• Type: BoS Agreement
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/26/2016
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 6/14/2016
• Final action: 6/14/2016
• Title: Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute a no-extension Amendment No. 1 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-12846 with Telecare Corporation to include the Morton Bakar Center Skilled Nursing Facility in Hayward, CA, for the provision of mental health services to older adults (ages 57+) with a primary diagnosis of severe mental illness, for an increased amount of $313,965 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16, $601,203 for FY 2016-17, and $601,203 for FY 2017-18, for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $1,516,371 for the revised term of the Agreement July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018.
• Sponsors: Ray Bullick

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/14/2016	Board of Supervisors	approved

Title
Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute a no-extension Amendment No. 1 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-12846 with Telecare Corporation to include the Morton Bakar Center Skilled Nursing Facility in Hayward, CA, for the provision of mental health services to older adults (ages 57+) with a primary diagnosis of severe mental illness, for an increased amount of $313,965 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16, $601,203 for FY 2016-17, and $601,203 for FY 2017-18, for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $1,516,371 for the revised term of the Agreement July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018.

Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute a no-extension Amendment No. 1 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-12846 with Telecare Corporation to include the Morton Bakar Center Skilled Nursing Facility in Hayward, CA, for the provision of mental health services to older adults (ages 57+) with a primary diagnosis of severe mental illness, for an increased amount of $313,965 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16, $601,203 for FY 2016-17, and $601,203 for FY 2017-18, for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $1,516,371 for the revised term of the Agreement July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
A Telecare Corporation Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) in Hayward, CA, Morton Bakar Center provides psychosocial rehabilitation and skills-building support for older adults ages 57+ with a primary diagnosis of severe mental illness. Under the direction of a multidisciplinary team, residents receive diagnostic evaluation and treatment to address their psychiatric and medical needs. Established in 1980, Morton Bakar Center provides a longer-term recovery program within a supportive, structured, and secure inpatient environment designed to help residents prepare to move to the community and/or lo...