Despite high expectations and carefully crafted safeguards, our current system of public guardianship is broken. Procedural and jurisdictional defects compound mismanagement, understaffing, poor decision-making, and inadequate care. Instead of protecting the elderly, the numerous officials and agencies charged with accountability and oversight of the public guardianship programs cover up the sad fact that, in many cases, these programs do more harm than good.
Source:
Virginians for Guardianship Reform