Federal bill would change ‘devastating’ guardianship system that affects senior living residents,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 31, 2023
A bill introduced Thursday by Senate Aging Committee Chair Bob Casey (D-PA), the Guardianship Bill of Rights Act, “would address the nation’s patchwork guardianship system and explore alternatives...
Bill would tighten background checks for would-be guardians
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 21, 2023
A bipartisan bill proffered in the Pennsylvania General Assembly is aimed at strengthening guardianship laws and preventing elder abuse for senior living and care residents and other older adults.
Senate committees look for solutions to improve guardianship, conservatorship systems
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 30, 2021
With Britney Spears’ conservatorship shining a public spotlight on problems surrounding guardianship and conservatorship systems, two Senate committees are looking for solutions for related issues affecting...
Former senior living employees charged with $300,000 theft from resident with dementia
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 09, 2019
Two former employees of a Chicago independent and assisted living community have been charged with stealing more than $300,000 from a former resident living with dementia.
3 ways to help families navigate the transition to senior living
By
Steve Slayton
Aug 26, 2019
Senior living professionals can help ease the process for older adults and their loved ones considering a move into a community.
Ohio has new guardianship law
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2019
A new law in Ohio is designed to protect people with guardians.
Witnesses call for more stringent guardianship standards
By
John O'Connor
Nov 29, 2018
Although guardians often provide a valuable and essential service for Americans in need of support, abusive practices toward the elderly are all too common, according to witnesses who spoke at a Senate...
New law offers alternative to traditional guardianship
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 03, 2018
A new alternative to traditional full guardianship for older adults is “a cutting-edge concept” and more person-centered, a state AARP organization says.
Guardianships require care to protect residents
By
Sam Sugar, M.D., FACP
Aug 27, 2018
Guardianship research experts increasingly are realizing that the current system of guardianship, especially that of professional private guardianships, is significantly flawed.
Assisted living connections highlighted in Senate hearing on guardians
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 19, 2018
Cases of financial exploitation of older adults by their legal guardians, including cases indirectly involving assisted living communities, “highlight shocking breaches of trust by people who obtained...