DOS Commission approves grants and contracts to expand home care, nutrition and community living services for older adults

The San Francisco Department of Disability and Aging Services (DAS) Commission on Wednesday, May 7, voted unanimously to approve four contracts and grants that department staff said will support home-based care, congregate nutrition, emergency residential respite and community living services for older adults and adults with disabilities.

The measures, which passed by roll call vote, authorize: (1) a new short-term home-care grant with Self Help for the Elderly ($842,772, plus 10% contingency); (2) three new nutrition grants with Self Help for the Elderly to continue congregate and CHAMPS restaurant meal services ($12,573,404, plus 10% contingency); (3) a four-year contract with Merced III Residential Care to provide three emergency residential care beds ($810,300, plus 10% contingency); and (4) a modification to an existing Institute on Aging grant to add funds for the Community Living Fund Program (additional $3,886,314, revised total up to $27,630,871). All four items were presented by DAS staff and approved unanimously.

Why it matters: These agreements fund services aimed at keeping older San Franciscans and adults with disabilities safe, fed and housed in the community. Department presenters said the programs address gaps not covered by IHSS (In-Home Supportive Services) and other long-term services, provide short-term stabilization after hospital discharge, and support transitions out of institutional settings.

Short-term home care (Item 11A) Xinqing Li, DAS grants analyst, presented item 11A, a grant with Self Help for the Elderly to…