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Welcome to the National
Guardianship Association (NGA) Newsroom, an area designed to
be your connection to news about guardianship, conservatorship
and related topics. We are pleased to serve as your contact for
the latest news about guardianship issues affecting the elderly,
incapacitated persons and others in need of guardianship services.
For further information contact NGA Executive Director Terry
Hammond at
ngaexecutivedirector@guardianship.org
or by phone at
512-459-3000.
Story Ideas
- Limited Guardianship
- Termination of Guardianship
- Public guardianship
- Guardianship of the person
- Guardianship
of minors
- Guardianship of the estate
- Surrogate decision making
- Developmentally disabled population
- Elderly population
- Representative
payee
- Legal guardianship
- Certification of guardians
- Legislative
initiatives Client rights
- Fiduciary abuse
- Advocacy
- Alternatives
to guardianship
Interviewing a professional or private guardian/conservator
Members
of the National Guardianship Association offer a wealth of information
and expertise on topics related to guardianship and conservatorship.
Interviews with NGA members and clients may be arranged by
contacting the NGA Executive Director Terry Hammond at
ngaexecutivedirector@guardianship.org or by phone at
512-459-3000.
News You Can Use
Current Membership in the National Guardianship
Association: 820
Aging Trends
- In 2003, nearly 36 million people
age 65 and over lived in the United States, accounting for
just over 12 percent of the total population. Over the 20th
century, the older population grew from 3 million to 35 million.
The oldest-old population (those age 85 and over) grew from
just over 100,000 in 1900 to 4.2 million in 2000.
- The Baby Boomers (those born
between 1946 and 1964) will start turning 65 in 2011, and the
number of older people will increase dramatically during the
2010-2030 period. The older population in 2030 is projected
to be twice as large as their counterparts in 2000, growing
from 35 million to 71.5 million and representing nearly 20
percent of the total U.S. population.
(Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related
Statistics. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
November 2004)
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Contact Us
For further information contact NGA Executive Director
Terry Hammond at
ngaexecutivedirector@guardianship.org or by phone
at 512-459-3000.
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