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vidual is cared for appropriately."
The probate system relies on five
public administrators to monitor the
conditions of hundreds of residents in
nursing homes, adult foster care pro-
grams and other institutionalized set-
tings, along v,rith some who live on
their own.
Parr estimates 150 Jewish residents
have become wards of the court
because they are unable to make corn-
petent decisions about their medical
care, their assets and their living con-
ditions. Approximately 750 elderly
Jewish residents live in nursing homes
throughout the city.
Funded by the Auxiliary for the
JHAS (the volunteer corps of JHAS)
and COJES, the program provides
wards with regular volunteer visits and
quarterly visits by Amber and Becker.
The two women then report to the
court on the status of their charges.
They handle cases where a person's
assets are below $100,000.
Benefactors of JHAS is providing
dollars for personal needs like eyeglass-
es, dentures, hearing aids and cloth-
ing, while COJES provides case man-
agement triage in cases where individ-
uals need intensive, short-term care.
Since the program's inception in
March, Amber and Becker, both social
workers, have been appointed as legal
guardians for six elderly residents,
including one who lives independent-
ly. They have received two referrals
from Jewish Family Service, which
runs an outreach program for shut-ins.
Volunteers, some from the
Auxiliary of the JHAS, are trained to
assess the quality of a ward's life and
to fill out a 3-page form that Amber
and Becker use for their own reports.
But more than that, they are charged
with bringing Jewish "ambiance" to
the lives of the wards, Amber said. She
has spoken to rabbis about the possi-
bility of speaking to congregants who
would be interested in becoming vol-
unteers.
Judge Barry Grant, chief judge pro
tern of the Oakland County Probate
Court, said the only comparable ser-
vice is provided by Lutheran Social
Services of Michigan.
"My experience has been that any
time there's an organization com-
posed of volunteers, the wards are
always the beneficiaries of their
enthusiasm and dedication," Grant
said. "It's going to cost the county
nothing and this organization is gen-
erous enough to donate its time and
resources in order to help people
who need help."

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