Bundes-Seniorengesetz (Law on the elderly)
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Older Persons General Policies, Laws, Strategies & Plans and service standards
Austria
21 July 1998
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Government of Austria
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Durch die in diesem Gesetz vorgesehenen Maßnahmen sollen die Vertretung der Anliegen der älteren Generation gegenüber den politischen Entscheidungsträgern auf Bundesebene und die Beratung, Information und Betreuung von Senioren durch Seniorenorganisationen sichergestellt und Maßnahmen zur Wahrung und Weiterentwicklung der Lebensqualität von Senioren gefördert werden. Dieses Gesetz zuletzt am 14.11.2012 geändert und am 18.03.2014 in die MiNDbank hochgeladen.This Act aims to represent the concerns of the older generation on federal level and to provide advice and information on the care for the elderly to ensure older people's well-being, safeguard and quality of life. The law was last amended on 14/11/2012 and uploaded to MiNDbank on 18/03/2014.
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