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for (a) individuals who are their clients and who have been victims of abuse,
neglect, and exploitation, or, (b) for incapacitated person who were formerly in
Children's Protective Services (CPS) conservatorship. APS-TDPRS has been
appointed guardian of the person, of the estate, or of both person and estate, as a
last resort for their clients in situations where there is no one else available to serve
as guardian. APS-TDPRS is not able to serve as guardian for all incapacitated
individuals in the state of Texas who have no available family member or friend to
serve as guardian.
In 1998, the above programs, with the addition of three stand alone money
management programs, provided money management services to 356 individuals
as a less restrictive alternative to guardianship. The 1998 survey results are
found in Appendix D.
1999 Guardianship Program Survey Summary
The Board directed the Alliance to conduct another guardianship program survey
in 1999. The 1999 survey revealed that the number of guardianship programs had
increased to eighteen (18) programs that provide guardianship services to 2,379
incapacitated individuals without family support in 95 counties in Texas (including
APS-TDPRS). Twelve of the guardianship programs primarily use volunteers to
provide guardianship services, and five of the guardianship programs (including
APS-TDPRS) use solely paid staff to provide guardianship services. These
programs, with the addition of four stand alone money management programs, also
provided money management services to 294 individuals as a less restrictive
alternative to guardianship. The 1999 survey results are found in Appendix E.
2000 Guardianship Program Survey
In the 1999 Report, the Board directed the Guardianship Alliance at HHSC to
target its efforts in 2000 toward the development of new guardianship programs in
the 62 counties identified by Judges in the 1999 Judge's survey and APS as in need
of the establishment of programs.
New guardianship programs were established in the following counties: Hood,
Somervell, Johnson, Parker, Palo Pinto, Erath, Jefferson, Hardin, and Orange
counties. Existing guardianship programs expanded into the following counties:
Bell, Coryell, Falls, Leon, Limestone, Freestone, Crockett, Kimball, Menard,
McCollough, Sutton, Reagan, Schleicher, Hill, and Cooke counties.
The grant process in 1998, 1999, and 2000 has enabled the HHSC Alliance to
distribute $242,000 in grant funds in order to accomplish the Board's goal of
promoting the creation and growth of local guardianship programs. In 2000, as in
1999, this effort was enhanced by the renewal of a grant to HHSC from the Texas
Department on Aging of $28,000 to promote the creation and growth of money
management programs in local guardianship programs and in Area Agencies on
Aging. The 2000 survey results are found in Appendix F.21
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