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Abstract: 

Four witnesses offer informative testimony on the pervasiveness of and difficulty in proving guardianship abuse. For example, in substantiated reports of elder abuse, nearly half involve cognitively impaired persons, and most cases of financial exploitation involve power of attorney abuse. Also highlighted was the need for funding research into best practices and coordination among agencies and to increase awareness of financial exploitation elder abuse.

Keywords: high fees for services; Legal Services for the Elderly; cognitively impaired persons; powers of attorney; fiduciary liability; SSA; VA; minimum requirements for serving as guardian; Minnesota’s Auditing Program; red flag logic; Working Interdiscipl

Affiliations:  1: Co-Editor.