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Examining the record in light of the common meaning of the verb
"to place", we find that ElderPlace indeed placed elderly
individuals in petitioners' foster home.
Petitioners called as a witness Mr. Donald M. Keister,
director of ElderPlace and former deputy director of ASD.
Mr. Keister testified that an individual who decided to enroll in
the ElderPlace program would undergo an "assessment" to determine
his or her needs. ElderPlace, for appropriate individuals, would
then assist in locating adult foster homes, provide
transportation to view the homes, provide advice as to which home
might be best for the individual, and negotiate with the foster
home a price to be paid for the care of the individual. On the
basis of the latter fact, we assume that if a rate satisfactory
to ElderPlace could not be negotiated, another home would be
located or the individual would terminate enrollment in the
ElderPlace program and attempt to be "placed" by the State.
In cross-examination, respondent's counsel asked whether
ElderPlace enrollees might ask to move from one foster home to
another, and Mr. Keister replied that such a situation may arise
for a number of reasons. He continued to explain:
So, in essence, when that happens, we go through the
same process that I described before.
Placements--you know, movement also occurs
through, you know, residential care facilities, they
also occur to nursing facilities, depending upon what
the care needs of the individual are.
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