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Newsletter Issue #1 – February 2026

January 25, 2026

Beyond Guardianship Massachusetts Guardianship Policy Institute March 2026 Structure shapes outcomes. This month we explore how guardianship models affect stability, hospital capacity, and access to

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2 While both “unbefriended” and “unrepresented” are commonly used to refer to the population of concern to the Institute, we use the latter in this Report, as being more technically correct and less distracting than the other, more emotive term. In using the term, we do not intend to imply anything about legal representation.

1 Moye, J., et al., Ethical Concerns and Procedure Pathways for Patients Who are Incapacitated and Alone, HEC Forum DOI 10.1007/s10730‐016‐9317‐9 (published online), p. 4 (Jan. 13, 2017.