Even if a guardian is given the court powers to clean a wards apartment and install homecare, however, can these services be implemented against a wards wishes?
A. With regards to the cleaning, the answer is more straightforward. If a guardian has the powers to implement a cleaning, then the guardian can arrange to hire (if the guardian has powers over a ward’s finances) a contractor to do the cleaning. Although the cleaning may be quite traumatic for the ward, such a cleaning can be done against the wishes of a ward. The guardian, of course, should take every appropriate step necessary to prepare his/her ward for the cleaning. Explaining what is being done, why it is being done and how the cleaning will be done can go a long way toward reducing some of the anxiety felt by the ward. Also, empowering the ward to set aside items he/she wishes to keep can be helpful. Ultimately, in some cases, the guardian will simply need to direct the cleaning contractor to proceed with the cleaning and throw out items the ward deems as “valuable” and “necessary.” In certain cases, the guardian might be able to negotiate with the ward to save, for example, the
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