| Community-Based Services - Older Americans Act And Related Programs - Community-Based Services |
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| The Older Americans Act (OAA) network coordinates and provides community-based care for older Americans. The network includes federal, state, tribal, and local organizations dedicated to aging issues, as well as local providers of elderly services. More... |
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| Housing - Who Pays For Home Care Services? - Private Third Party Payors |
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| Three methods of payment for home care services are available to America's elderly population: self-pay, public third-party payors, and private third-party payors. If home care services are not paid by third-party payors, the patient must pay for the services. This is known as self-pay. More... |
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| Annuity Contract Considerations |
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| The formation and validity of an annuity policy or contract is determined in the same way as a standard contract. The annuity policy must be supported by consideration (unless it is a charitable gift annuity or the annuity involves a bequest). The parties to the annuity contract must have legal capacity to contract. More... |
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| Guardianship and Voting Rights |
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| It is sometimes necessary to place a person under guardianship to protect him or her from his or her own personal and financial decisions. Guardianship is an extreme remedy, however. It is used only when a person cannot, for example, understand the implications of his or her decisions or cannot recognize potentially harmful situations. More... |
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| Housing - Federal Public Housing Programs - § 231 Housing Mortgage Insurance For The Elderly |
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| The § 231 program provides low-interest, fixed-rate mortgage loans to housing developers for either construction or rehabilitation of rental units occupied by the elderly or the handicapped. More... |
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