{"product_id":"public-guardianship-pamela-teaster-9780313378270","title":"Public Guardianship: In the Best Interests of Incapacitated People?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book offers the first full examination of the legal role of public guardianship in 25 years, comparing current conditions to those when the last study was published in 1981.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublic Guardianship: In the Best Interests of Incapacitated People?\u003c\/i\u003e is written to advance public understanding of what happens to disabled and elderly adults when no family member or friend is available to be a caregiver or guardian should it become necessary. It is the first major study on this critically important issue since 1981. Conducted by experts in gerontology, social work, public policy, and public health, it finds that, although progress has been made, guardianship programs around the country still are hampered by limited staff and resources. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublic Guardianship\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes the full range of state statutes governing guardianship, including guardian eligibility, investigation, due process, rights, powers, costs, and monitoring. The authors report their case studies of public guardianship programs, marshaling and comparing field data from their surveys of stakeholders in ten states. The book concludes with a variety of recommendations for improving guardianship programs, including the authors' Model Public Guardian Act.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pamela Teaster, Winsor Schmidt, Susan Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313378274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313378270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010 pg. 183","brand":"Pamela Teaster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46880908443903,"sku":"9780313378270","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f4f68919-5d4f-4b3a-9d07-370b9453a939.jpg?v=1747970086","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/public-guardianship-pamela-teaster-9780313378270","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}