P.R. Laws tit. 17, § 1481g
The Office of the Advocate for the Elderly shall perform the following actions:
(a) Follow up on the operations of the residences and develop the creation of housing projects within the conceptual framework of assisted living.
(b) Prepare advertising campaigns in the different communications media to inform about the potential of housing project developments within the conceptual framework of assisted living, instruct elderly persons regarding the benefits of the institutional concept of assisted living and give orientations to the citizenry on the principles that inspire the development of housing projects pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Procure, in coordination with the Department of Housing, the availability of funds and federal programs to defray expenses for assisted living services for qualified residents.
(d) Promulgate regulations on all matters that tend toward expediting the implementation of the provisions of this chapter and of all matters that pursue the protection of the rights of elderly persons pursuant to this chapter.
(e) Work and prepare, in collaboration with the Department of Housing, a statistical framework that allows the creation of a profile of residents that use this type of housing concept and allows the evaluation of the quality and scope of the services rendered therein.
History —Sept. 3, 2003, No. 244, § 10.