LEONARDTOWN, MD (May 20, 2022) – The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) Local Behavioral Health Authority is issuing a request for proposals from licensed Assisted Living Facilities to develop a Behavioral Health Assisted Living Program to support adults living with serious mental illness in St. Mary’s, Calvert and/or Charles County.
There are few community options that provide an alternative to nursing facility services for adults with behavioral health conditions who require assistance with activities of daily living and or have medical conditions that require nursing assessment and delegation. Maryland’s long-term services and support lack behavioral health expertise and Maryland public behavioral health system lacks services that are accessible and/or meet the needs of adults. An assisted living service with behavioral health wrap-around services is needed to support this population and prevent unnecessary institutionalization.
The deadline for submission of proposals is June 10, 2022. For more information, or to submit a proposal for this request, please visit smchd.org/rfp
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