Archive for December 2018

Causes of homelessness are addressed by a new conservatorship law in California that is “focused on providing critical services and housing to . . . Californians who suffer from mental health and substance abuse issues, and who cannot care for themselves.” Counties have reservations* about the new bill. Click here to read more about the…

An Ohio judge is offering free guardianship training program, prompted in part by the growing need for guardians for children, as a result of the opioid epidemic. Adult guardianship also is considered. Click here to read the full article.

Actor Tim Conway’s daughter seeks a conservatorship of her father in the face of concerns about medical decisions being made on his behalf. Click here to read the full article.

The Catawba County Adult Collaborative has started a pilot project to transition developmentally disabled persons into adulthood without guardianship. Supported Decision-Making is high on the Institute’s agenda of new programs and processes to support in Massachusetts. Click here to read the full article.

On April 18, 2018, the Senate Special Committee on Aging heard testimony on elder financial abuse, with radically different implications for guardianship policy. The Institute is advocating for a Public Guardian in Massachusetts to prevent exactly the abuses described at the hearing. Click to read the full article.