Specifications include, but are not limited to: San Diego Regional Center has identified the need to create a Community Crisis Group Home (CCH) to serve 4 Foster Dual Agency children. The facility will be owned by a Non-Profit Ownership (NPO) and leased to a service provider who will be selected through this Request for Proposal (RFP) process. The service provider’s development team will work with the NPO and Regional Center staff to develop renovation designs for the physical plant structure to support the anticipated behavioral, physical, security and supervision needs of the individuals who will reside at the home. A children’s CCH means a group home residential facility certified by the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) and licensed by the Department of Social Services (DSS) that provides 24-hour nonmedical care to individuals with developmental disabilities receiving regional center services and in need of crisis intervention services, and individuals who are transitioning from and/or at risk of entering into a more restrictive environment. A Community Crisis Home is eligible for, and must meet all the requirements for vendorization as a residential facility by a Regional Center. The service provider will be expected to: Provide intensive behavioral and mental health services for dually diagnosed clients. Have an administrator who provides a highly structured environment and program to serve individuals in crisis with behavioral challenges such as aggression, property destruction, self-injury, and elopement. Stabilize individuals in crisis with challenging needs and assist in transitioning to a less restrictive environment. Provide a specific plan for achieving stabilization with respect to crisis home exit plan (30, 60, 90 day plan).
