ONONDAGA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
AGING AND YOUTH
Request For Proposal
For Short Term In Home Respite Service
For Funding to Begin 1/1/11
Proposal are due on September 10, 2010 by 4 p.m.
Click here to download the RFP form (as a Word document)
PROGRAM SUMMARY
Short Term In Home Respite is defined as limited periods of relief to caregivers of homebound individuals. This relief enables the caregiver some personal time away from the home to tend to essential errands, medical appointments and recreational activities. For the purpose of this Request for Proposal, the caregiver OR the frail or disabled adult must be age 60 or older. This service is available to senior citizens whose needs for respite care are not covered by privately held insurance or other government programs.
The Short Term In Home Respite Program is funded by the Department of Aging and Youth and the New York State Office for Aging. Under New York State guidelines for services provided with such funding, participants in the Short Term In Home Respite Program must be given an opportunity to make a contribution towards the cost of services. No one can be denied services because they do not or cannot make a financial contribution.
Short Term In Home Respite is not a substitute for chore services, regular home health aide services or nursing services. In addition, it is not to be used so the caregiver can go to work. Therefore, if these types of services are necessary, appropriate referrals must be made.
Short Term In Home Respite services can be provided by individuals, who are recruited, trained, supervised and paid by the subcontractor. The use of volunteers is not precluded, but adequate orientation, supervision and training in the needs and concerns of frail and homebound elderly is essential and planning for such training must be developed or in place.
The mission of the Short Term In Home Respite Program is to provide relief to caregivers in an effort to provide a break from the stress associated with long term care. It is the intent of this program, supported by the Department of Aging and Youth, to provide this service to any caregiver of an older person to include members of minority communities and low income households.
All programs of the Onondaga County Department of Aging and Youth aim to comply with the intent of the Older Americans Act “…to secure and maintain maximum independence and dignity in the home environment for older individuals capable of self care with appropriate supportive services…to remove individual and social barriers to economic and personal independence for older individuals, and …to provide a continuum of care for the vulnerable elderly.”
All programs of the Onondaga County Department of Aging and Youth strive to be consistent with the Department’s mission “to support a comprehensive system of services for children, youth, senior citizens, and their caregivers and families through advocacy, planning, education, coordination, direct services and funding.” Therefore, any agency submitting a proposal must demonstrate the willingness and initiative to partner with the
Department towards this goal.
The Short Term In Home Respite Program will support the operational framework as outlined in Project 2015 that guides Onondaga County Department of Aging and Youth in fulfilling its mission to serve county residents: equal access to services, respect for individual autonomy, customer satisfaction, cultural competence in service delivery, dignity within the aging process and safe, nurturing and meaningful environments.
The programs of the Onondaga County Department of Aging and Youth are expected to fulfill the mission of the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA). It is the mission of NYSOFA to “help older New Yorkers to be as independent for as long as possible through advocacy, development and delivery of person centered, consumer-oriented, and cost effective policies, programs and services which support and empower the elderly and their families, in partnership with the network of public and private organizations which serve them.”
CRITERIA FOR PROGRAM SELECTION
The selection process is concerned with choosing the highest quality program and one with the ability of the proposing agency to provide the detailed services within the funds available.
The contract for provision of Short Term In Home Respite services will be awarded to the most responsive, responsible certified or licensed home care agency. The conditions of responsibility are noted within the Request for Proposal
Each proposing entity must be able to demonstrate that it can meet the following criteria:
- Clearly show, in the content section of the Proposal submitted, an understanding of the major concepts identified in the Program Summary, the Purpose, the Requirements, the Operations and Scope of Services and the Funding and Budget Specifications sections of this information packet.
- Provide a realistic and effective plan, including measurable quantitative and qualitative objectives and outcomes, to promptly implement the proposal.
- Submit a budget within the stated limits and format given in the Operation and Scope of Services sections.
- Show that adequate resources, both fiscal and staff, are available to start and continue the program being proposed.
- Proposals will be evaluated in the following areas:
Philosophy
History of Success and Collaboration
Services Provided
Staff
Oversight/Monitoring
Fiscal
Promotion and Outreach
Questions should be directed to: Cynthia D. Stevenson, Director
Caregiver Services
Onondaga County Department of Aging and Youth
315-435-2362 x140
315-435-3129 (fax)
cstevenson@ongov.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
