smi contract

Added: Apr 11, 2009 9:42 am HOMELESS TRANSITIONAL AND SMI STATEMENT OF WORK

Contractor to provide transitional housing, support and employment/training services to homeless veterans upon notification from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Manchester, NH. Contractor to provide community based residential care, treatment, rehabilitative services to seriously mental ill homeless veterans in accordance with all terms, conditions, provisions and requirements listed herein. Contractor to provide psychiatric residential treatment services to these SMI veterans the an extent feasible

Each veteran shall have a maximum stay of 6 months. A SMI veteran is defined as having received treatment for an AXIS I diagnosis within the past year.

ELIGIBLE VETERANS

1. Veterans who have been homeless for 30 days or more with a serious mental illness.

2. Veterans who have been homeless with same illness and are unhospitalized and in need of intensive services.

3. Veterans who experience serious mental illness, and who have been homeless in past are a a high risk of mental illness.



INSPECTION-ACCEPTANCE

1. VA has right to inspect the facility by personnel designated by this facility

2. Prior to award a multidisciplinary VA team that will consist of physician, social worker, nurse and engineering safety officer. Should SMI veteran be housed at the facility on a Grant Per Diem, the GPD inspection shall fulfill the inspection need. SMI veterans cannot be housed in any designated GPD bed. TheVA safety officer will inspect the facility to confirm with current Life Safety Codes. And submit findings to the Homeless Veteran program Coordinator Other team members will focus on the quality of life within the facility to determine the general appearance of the residents for personal grooming, the facility meeting fire codes, safety codes and sanitary standards to a standard conducive to social interaction contributing to the residents rehab. potential.

3. The facility should be near public transportation and near areas that provide employment.

4. Organization of activity programs during waking hours

5. Evidence of facility-community interaction which can be described as community or volunteer activities.

6. Provision of nutritionally adequate meals.

Contractor will be advised of findings and be given a reasonable time to take corrective action and notify the VA Homeless Coordinator when corrections made. Contractor will be awarded when corrections are made. VA will periodically monitor the agreement during course of agreement. Any deficiencies will be noted and brought to attention of the contractor and corrected within stated time. Should and corrective action not be taken, this agency will take action to transfer patients and terminate contract.

DUTIES OF VA HOMELESS PROGRAM COORDINATOR

1. Identify need

2. Determine Veterans need for inclusion in the SMI program

3. Assist treatment team in developing treatment plans

4. Provide referral to CWT services as appropriate.

5. interface on regular basis with contractor clinical and case management staff regarding transition plans.

6. facilitate collection of program info. and client data between parties according to NEPEC procedures.

7. Assist contractor staff in transitioning SMI veteran to secure and permanent housing.

8. Provide Substance Abuse Services as needed.



SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY CONTRACTOR

1. Room and board

2. Laundry facilities

3. Therapeutic and rehab. services determined need by each veteran that will be developed into a recovery oriented plan developed by the contractor, VA Homeless Coordinator and veteran.

Based on the above, the contractor should be able to provide the following:

1. Structured group activities as group therapy, social skills training, Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, vocational counseling and appropriate physical activities.

2. Individual professional counseling, including recovery from serious mental illness, counseling on self care skills, adaptive coping skills and as appropriate, vocational rehab. Counseling, all to be done in accordance with the VA Homeless Program Coordinator

3. Assist in developing responsible living patterns and achieve a more adaptive level of psychosocial functioning, upgrading social skills and improve personal relationships.

4. Support for alcohol and drug abuse free lifestyles.

5. Provide sufficient professional staff to carry out policies and procedures of this program. There must be, at a minimum one employee on duty at the premise 24/7



EDUCATION AND INFORMATION SHARING

Both entities of this contract shall develop and collaborate by providing training and sharing of relevant information with veterans release, monthly data on health, employment, disability status, demographics, benefits, diagnosis, treatment plan and services received. This agreement may be amended at any time bilaterally.