What do people get wrong about guardianship?

I think the magic wand idea that I can just come in and fix everything. The amount of times I’ve had conversations with people who have said, “You’re the guardian, why can’t you just fix this?” I think really is a misconception on the role of that guardian and what they can and can’t do. People still do have choice even if they’re under guardianship, and a guardian can’t just come in and fix things like the drug addiction or the group home that says, “Their room is really a mess. What do we do?” I don’t know. We talk to them about how they should clean, but again, they’re adults and they do have rights, and so there are limitations within that.

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