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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Joseph P. Valentine, Director _ _
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Employment and Human Services Department - - :40
DATE: November 6, 2007 ST'q-COURCounty
SUBJECT: Contract with Apex Care for Personal Care Services to the elderly.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to
execute a contract with Apex Care, a for-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $40,000
to provide personal care, chore services, in-home respite, protective supervision and
transportation services to the elderly for the period December 1, 2007 to November 30, 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$40,000: Multipurpose Senior Service Program (MSSP); 100% State
BACKGROUND:
Apex Care provides non-medical in-home supportive services, such as chore/household tasks,
personal care, protective supervision, professional care assistance, in-home respite services,
and routine medical transportation to appointments. These services are critical to avoid
inappropriate placement of frail older persons in nursing facilities and to foster independent living
in their own communities. (#40-266-0)
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _YES SIGNATURE:
Y
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RE OMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
_APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOAD N O APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
(� ' n I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
V�IJNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED
JOHN CULLEN,CLERK OF THE7BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person:
CC: BOB SESSLER
EHSD CONTRACTS UNIT-MM
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER
CONTRACTOR
BY: O� DEPUTY