Sponsor
Portland State University. School of Social Work
First Advisor
Mel W. Henry
Term of Graduation
Spring 1978
Date of Publication
5-31-1978
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
Social Work
Language
English
Subjects
Multnomah County (Or.). Public Guardian and Conservator, Conservatorships -- Oregon -- Multnomah County, Older people -- Oregon -- Multnomah County -- Economic conditions
DOI
10.15760/etd.2739
Physical Description
1 online resource (vii, 62 pages)
Abstract
It has been the practice of the Public Guardian and Conservator (PG and C*) of Multnomah County to collect fees for service to elderly wards on an annual basis usually at the time of the annual accounting. The purpose of this study is to determine the profitability of deferring the assessment and collection of fees until the termination of conservatorship. The assumption is that such a policy would provide an immediate benefit to the ward who would enjoy more spendable income while he is alive and at the same time the Public Guardian and Conservator could still collect his fee, although at a later date. This argument is predicated on the assumption that at the termination of conservatorship, the ward is financially solvent and the estate is able to defray the cost of services. By examining the records of past wards, the study should be able to predict the feasibility of a policy that would assess and collect conservatorship fees at the time of termination.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/17019
Recommended Citation
Hudson, Ruth D., "An Exploratory Study Into the Financial Situations of Elderly Wards of the Public Guardian and Conservator of Multnomah County" (1978). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 2740.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.2739
Comments
A practicum submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work.
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