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Every day of the year, professional conservators and fiduciaries at ElderWell protect disabled adults and older adults from being financially abused. 

Every day of the year, ElderWell's multidisciplinary team works with families, doctors, lawyers, nursing homes, Social Security and Medicare to provide the best care possible and ensure that our clients receive their benefits and entitlements.

ElderWell does this cost effectively and efficiently because we do this three hundred sixty five days a year.


What is a Probate Conservator?

Many of us know a friend or loved one who is becoming more and more forgetful.  We often poke fun at ourselves by calling these absent-minded moments a "senior moment."  Sadly, when memory loss becomes a persistent occurrence, and begins to create problems, it is no longer a joking matter.

The warning signs of trouble may include unpaid bills, notices from bill collectors, unopened mail, overdue property taxes, utilities being shut off, and lack of personal grooming or an unkempt house.  These warning signs may indicate that a conservatorship may be needed.

A conservatorship is a court proceeding that grants one (or more)
person(s) the authority to make financial or health care decisions for another person because of a mental or physical incapacity that renders a person unable to make informed and sound decisions.  A conservatorship can be over the person, the estate, or both.

The person who is appointed by the court to make decisions is called the conservator, and the person about whom decisions will be made is called the conservatee.  Conservators are generally family members or may be a professional conservator.  

Regardless of who the conservator is, their duty is to act solely in the best interests of the conservatee.  To insure this, court evaluation, supervision and monitoring of the conservatorship is established.  In appropriate cases, the court may appoint an attorney to represent the interests of the conservatee.  A court investigator is often assigned to interview the proposed conservatee and provide the court with a written report.

A conservatorship over the person is recommended when a proposed conservatee is unable to provide for his or her own food, clothing, and shelter.  If appointed, a conservator over the person will have the authority to make decisions which might include where the conservatee will live, how the conservatee will be clothed and fed, and may include the power to make medical decisions.

A conservatorship over the estate provides the conservator with authority to make financial decisions. The conservatee's property will be inventoried and appraised and reports will be provided to the court.  A bond may be required to protect the assets of the conservatee.


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