To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #77-427-3 with Berkeley Pines Skilled Nursing Group, Inc. (dba Berkeley Pines Skilled Nursing Center)
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #77-427-3 with Berkeley Pines Skilled Nursing Group, Inc. (dba Berkeley Pines Skilled Nursing Center), a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000 to provide skilled nursing facility (SNF) services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members and County recipients for the period March 1, 2025 through February 29, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $1,200,000 over a 3-year period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain SNF services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership Contracts with the County. Members are released from the hospital to recover at a SNF until they are well enough to be sent home. These services include but are not limited to: twenty-four (24) hour medical care, social service and case management coordination, wound care, respiratory therapy, nasogastric and gastric tube feeding, and physical and speech therapy services. This Contractor has been a part of the CCHP Provider Network providing these services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since March 1, 2022. This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code ?? 26227 and 31000; Health and Safety Code ? 1451. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. Contractor currently cooperates with and participates in CCH...
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