Fremont City Council Meeting: 09/12/23 07:00 PM
3300 Capitol Avenue Div/Dept: Human Services Department Fremont, CA 94538 Category: Agreements and Contracts
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COUNCIL STAFF REPORT (ID # 4977) DOC ID: 4977
Updated: 8/31/2023 10:39 AM by Alberto Quintanilla Page 1
MULTIPURPOSE SENIOR SERVICES PROGRAM (MSSP) PROGRAM CONTRACT - Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a FY 2023/24 Contract with the California Department on Aging to Provide Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) and Making Findings of CEQA Exemption Contact Persons:
Name: Karen L. Grimsich Suzanne Shenfil
Title: Family Services Administrator Director
Div/Dept: Human Services Department Human Services Department Phone: 510-574-2062 510-574-2051
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Executive Summary: Since February 2001, the California Department of Aging (CDA) has contracted with the City of Fremont to administer the Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP), which provides case management and purchased services for frail, Medi-Cal eligible, homebound seniors in Southern Alameda County.
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement for Fiscal Year 2023/24, contract number MS-2324-37, in the amount of $546,312.
BACKGROUND: Since 2001, CDA has contracted with the City to provide MSSP case management services in Southern Alameda County through the Human Services Department. The purpose of MSSP is to keep low-income, nursing home eligible seniors out of nursing facilities and in their homes for as long as possible. This program provides services to 102 very frail individuals at any one time. The care management team is comprised of three case managers specializing in social work and nursing who develop and monitor a plan of care that includes regular home visits, medical care coordination, medication management, health education, and the purchase of necessary mobility and home safety devices.
DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: The age of the City’s MSSP clients ranges from 69 to 104 years. Eighty percent of current clients are female and almost half of them live alone. The clientele is diverse with 30% being Caucasian, 18% Chinese (primarily mono-lingual), 15% Afghan, 9% African American and 28% other. MSSP clients take an average of 11 medications and require substantial assistance in coordinating their medical care and social needs. All MSSP clients will be certified by a nurse as eligible for nursing home level of care. Home is generally where older adults wish to remain. With the support of this program, clients can attain their goal of living at home.
The Tri-City area is experiencing a demographic shift in which the older adult population is growing at a faster rate than the total population. As an increasing number of residents require support to remain safely living in the community, programs such as MSSP play an important role in addressing the needs of this population.
Council Staff Report (ID # 4977) Meeting of September 12, 2023 Updated: 8/31/2023 10:39 AM by Alberto Quintanilla Page 2 FISCAL IMPACT: CDA will reimburse the City at a per client per month rate, for a total contract amount not to exceed $546,312 for the year. This funding will cover the cost of staffing, supplies, services and administrative costs. Currently, the City can serve up to 102 clients at any point in time. In anticipation of this agreement, the City Council appropriated sufficient funding for these services as part of the FY 2023/24 Adopted Operating Budget.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: The City Council’s action on this resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to, without limitation, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(2) and (b)(4)-(5), 15262, and 15061(b)(3), each as a separate and independent basis.
ATTACHMENTS:
• Draft Resolution MSSP FY 23-24
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or her designee to execute the contract MS-2324-37 with the California Department on Aging to provide MSSP services for FY 2023/24 in an amount not to exceed $546,312.