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CONTRACT WITH ARROWHEAD WEST, INC. FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICES.
Presented by: Marilyn Cook, LSCSW Executive Director, COMCARE.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the contract and authorize the chairman to sign.
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Background: The contract with Arrowhead West, Inc. is a renewal and provides residential services for eight consumers with mental illness previously served through the developmental disability system. Adult residential services are provided in the residence of persons who are not living in the family home. The service provides assistance, acquisition, retention and/or improvement in skills related to activities of daily living, such as personal grooming and cleanliness, bed making and household chores, eating and the preparation of food, and the social and adaptive skills necessary to enable the individual to reside in a non-institutional setting. The funding for residential services may not be used to purchase room and board, nor may it be used for services and supports in residences in which more than eight persons are living together. The eight individuals served by this contract have received services from Arrowhead West for many years. The contract continues the services at the same level as when they were served through the developmental disability system. The contract is a renewal of the prior year’s agreement.
Analysis: The contract helps provide services for adults formerly served under the developmental disability system. Without this agreement these consumers would not receive the same level of care in their community.
Alternatives: Contracting with Arrowhead West allows these individuals to remain in homes located in or near their home community.
Financial Considerations: Cost: $89,615.00
Funding Source: 310246-11 - Community Support Services, State funding
Term: 07/01/10-06/30/11
Policy Considerations: All Sedgwick County policies have been followed.
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