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The team at Northern Nevada Guardianship Services includes a registered nurse who has a master’s degree specializing in chronic illness and elders, a social worker, and other staff with expertise in the real estate industry. The combination of 35 years of health care experience, including 20 years in health care management, and 15 years in the title business makes the professionals at Northern Nevada Guardianship Services highly qualified to serve as both guardians of person and estate. The breadth of experience and integrity of the staff provide clients with the expertise they should expect, plus a high level of understanding of the circumstances they face.

Is a Guardian needed?

In many situations there is not a clear-cut or easy answer in determining whether a person requires a guardian.

Answer the questions on the Is a Guardian Needed page to help ascertain whether a guardian / conservator is warranted.

Private Professional Guardians – Professionals with experience in aspects of guardianship and who have the desire to positively influence the lives of people who are mentally / cognitively compromised.

There is a fee for professional guardianship services which the court must approve when a guardian is appointed. The fees must be reasonable and justified to the Judge reviewing the request. When there are family members or trusts paying the guardianship fees, the guardian works with that individual for payment. The Judge must ratify all payments made by the family during the annual accounting hearing.

Can a guardian make a difference? – Yes. Guardians take on the burden of decision-making when an individual is unable to make informed or safe decisions. Guardians should never insert oneself into a person's life beyond that which is required. Areas of cognitive losses are varied and each person demonstrates their losses uniquely.

Guardians must be sensitive to the self-esteem and self-worth issues which are exacerbated when a guardian acts in an over-reaching manner. Guardianship should be the least intrusive and least restrictive required to promote safety and well being for the compromised individual.

The court may approve a full guardianship of person and estate but it is the guardian that determines how to craft that order by taking into consideration the degree of intervention necessary and understanding what the compromised individual is able to do. For example, the person under a guardianship of person is able to make her desires known about her health values. Those desires must be taken into consideration when making decisions about health care. A person who is under guardianship of estate may be able to manage a personal checking account but not manage bill paying or investment decisions.

Private professional guardians in the Greater Truckee Meadows must retain the services of an attorney to prepare and submit the legal petitions and the guardian orders. The “ward's estate” is responsible for paying court approved fees for the both attorney and the guardian.

Guardians of Estate determine a budget to maintain their "ward" and attempt to conserve the person's funds and assets to assure their personal funds last as long as possible.

50 West Liberty Street, Suite 1070
Reno, Nevada 89501
Phone: (775) 786-6600
Fax: (775) 786-2697

E-mail: Caring@PrivateAdultGuardian.com

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