TITLE
Title
OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDING AUTHORIZATION FOR LONG-TERM GROUP LIVING BEDS AT DAYMARK
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Victor Isler, Assistant County Manager for Successful People
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BACKGROUND
Background
Guilford County Commissioners and staff, in cooperation with Daymark Recovery Services, have identified a need for and opportunity to provide additional sixteen (16) longer-term group living beds for adults with substance use disorders. These beds will provide longer-term residential recovery services for persons with substance use disorders and will include access to existing treatment services on a routine basis. Daymark is currently licensed to operate these beds, but they have not been in operation since 2011 due to staffing and funding limitations.
Operation of these additional 16 long-term group living beds will require Daymark to add 4.0 FTEs to meet State staffing ratio and coverage requirements. The estimated timeline to start this service is about 90 days, depending on the time it takes Daymark to fill the positions. The full year cost is $520,845 including $271,480 for staff and administration, $249,365 for operating costs. For the first year, there is an additional $22,184 for one-time start up costs including furnishings, fixtures, equipment, and some minor facility expenses.
Daymark estimates that these 16 long-term group living beds will serve about 32 individual clients per year, with about 75% of those individuals having opioid use disorder or a history of it. The availability of MAT at the Gibson Park facility is expected to be a significant reason for the participation of clients with opioid use disorder. The overall treatment course and associated recovery programming provided for clients in these beds will last for 18 months total with clients encouraged, but not required, to participate for the entire time.
County staff recommends authorizing funding in the amount of $326,011 which includes $303,827 for seven (7) months of o...
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