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  1. A professional guardian is offered a discounted rate if they move all their clients into one particular assisted living facility. What is the most ethical response?

    Answer: Decline, because placement decisions must be based solely on each person's needs and preferences

    Guardians must avoid conflicts of interest and make placement decisions only in the individual person's interest, not for business incentives.

  2. Under the NGA Standards of Practice, what decision-making standard should a guardian use first when the person's prior wishes are known?

    Answer: Substituted judgment

    Substituted judgment, based on the person's known wishes and values, is preferred whenever those wishes can be determined.

  3. A guardian's spouse owns a home-care agency. A client needs in-home care. What should the guardian do?

    Answer: Avoid using the agency, or obtain prior court approval after full disclosure of the relationship

    Contracting with a related business is a conflict of interest that requires avoidance or full disclosure and court approval.

  4. Which practice best reflects the principle of the least restrictive alternative?

    Answer: Seeking a limited guardianship that removes only the rights the person cannot exercise

    The least restrictive alternative preserves as much of the person's autonomy as possible, such as through limited guardianship.

  5. A client's adult daughter asks the guardian for copies of her mother's medical records. The client has not consented and there is no court order. What is the best action?

    Answer: Share only information the person would want shared or that is needed for their care, respecting confidentiality

    Guardians must protect the person's confidential information and disclose only what is appropriate and in the person's interest.

  6. How often do the NGA Standards indicate a guardian should, at minimum, visit the person under guardianship?

    Answer: At least monthly

    NGA Standards call for in-person visits at least monthly to monitor the person's well-being.

  7. A guardian receives a $200 holiday gift card from a client's nursing home. What is the ethical choice?

    Answer: Decline the gift to avoid any appearance of impropriety

    Accepting gifts from providers serving the person creates an appearance of conflict and should be avoided.

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