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The State of Oregon and ElderPlace entered into a series of
contracts between 1990 and 1994 in order to carry out the
objectives of the partnership agreement.
Pursuant to the contracts with the State of Oregon,
ElderPlace provided health services and, to those in need,
personal services like assistance with bathing, grooming, and
eating. These services were supplied through adult foster care
home providers, such as petitioners, with whom ElderPlace
contracted in turn. ElderPlace paid adult foster care home
operators out of the funds paid to it by the State of Oregon.
Adult foster home operators who elected to care for
residents enrolled in the ElderPlace program received payments
negotiated separately with each homeowner, based on the level of
service each would provide. ElderPlace did not, however, pay for
room and board at adult foster homes. Room and board payments
were the responsibility of the enrollee or the enrollee's
representative and were paid at a rate determined by a schedule
set by the State of Oregon.
If an elderly person chose to enroll in the ElderPlace
program, and foster care was appropriate, ElderPlace assisted in
"locating adult foster care homes that have the capacity to meet
their care needs and also have vacancies". ElderPlace supplied
transportation to the enrollee or his representative to look at
different foster homes. ElderPlace advised the enrollee or his
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