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Guardianships

In Brief: Guarding the Guardians: Promising Practices for Court Monitoring  / Research Report
December 2007— A succinct summary of the AARP Public Policy Institute (PPI) Research Report of the same title in which Naomi Karp (PPI) and Erica Wood (American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging) identify methods for helping courts effectively monitor adult guardianships to protect some of the most vulnerable people in our society. These promising practices enable courts to detect abuses and sanction guardians who demonstrate malfeasance. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB152)

Guarding the Guardians: Promising Practices for Court Monitoring  / Research Report
December 2007— Court monitoring of adult guardianships is essential to ensuring the welfare of some of the most vulnerable people in our society. Effective guardianship monitoring methods are identified in this AARP Public Policy Institute (PPI) Research Report by Naomi Karp of PPI and Erica Wood of the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging. These promising practices enable courts to detect abuses and sanction guardians who demonstrate malfeasance. (91 pages) (Publication ID: 2007-21)

Federal Options to Improve America's Ailing Guardianship System  / Research Report
December 2006— Guardianship can both prevent and promote elder abuse. This December 2006 White Paper by Naomi Karp, JD, of AARP’s Public Policy Institute explores federal options to improve guardianship, suggesting three areas for federal-level action to enhance protections for incapacitated elders. (8 pages) (Publication ID: M-2)

Guardianship Monitoring: A National Survey of Court Practices  / Research Report
June 2006— How well do courts monitor the growing number of guardians they appoint to safeguard adults who lack capacity to make their own decisions? In this AARP Public Policy Institute (PPI) report of a 2005 national survey of experts with frontline experience, Naomi Karp of AARP PPI and Erica Wood of the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging explore current court practices in monitoring guardianships. (63 pages) (Publication ID: 2006-14)

In Brief: Guardianship Monitoring: A National Survey of Court Practices  / Research Report
June 2006— A succinct summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Report of a national survey in which Naomi Karp of AARP Public Policy Institute and Erica Wood of the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging explore current court practices in monitoring guardianships. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB126)

What are the Effects of Managed Care on Adult Guardianship Agencies and Clients? A Focus Group Report  / Research Report
August 1998— This AARP Public Policy Institute report by Erica F. Wood of the American Bar Association's Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly summarizes focus group discussions conducted at the 1997 National Guardianship Association conference. (24 pages) (Publication ID: 9808)