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Q&A: Facts about guardianship in Michigan
Questions and answers about the difference between guardians and conservators, how they are appointed, what they do and more.
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After fight to protect her dad, activist helps other families challenge guardianship
Tina Lindsay is Michigan’s most vocal and best-known citizen advocate of guardianship reform.
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She asked to be her mother’s guardian. What she got was a nightmare
Catherine Haddock had no idea that guardianship would be given to a stranger who would quickly burn through her mother’s life savings.
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Lax oversight of Michigan guardians leaves vulnerable adults at risk
Four years after the appointment of a statewide task force aimed at protecting the elderly, Michigan’s guardianship system for vulnerable adults is still broken, critics say.
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Caregivers need help. Michigan is slowly finding a way.
Advocates and leaders say the state can overhaul its laws to better supports its million-plus caregivers.
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Michigan’s most vulnerable rescued by kinship caregivers
A growing group is caring for extended family, friends of family, and people they didn’t birth.
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Caregivers in Michigan are reaching a breaking point
In Metro Detroit, a new survey shows that oftentimes, for caregivers, those who have the least to give find themselves giving the most.
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As Michigan ages, one woman has made it her mission to train family caregivers
For Paula Duren, her one-woman mission to help families overwhelmed by caregiving is personal.
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Overstressed and unpaid, 1.3M in Michigan care for relatives amid aging crisis
Part 1 of a package on the growing problems associated with eldercare and potential solutions.