NCEA’s New Blog: “Hollywood’s Spotlight on Guardianship” by Julie Schoen, JD, and Bonnie Olsen, Ph.D. is now available!

NCEA’s blog, “Hollywood’s Spotlight on Guardianship” by Julie Schoen, JD, and Bonnie Olsen, Ph.D. is now available!   

Netflix’s latest production “I Care A Lot” is a story depicting a harrowing fictional journey into the dark side of our guardianship system. This provocative film provides a gruesome, although exaggerated depiction of what unfortunately occurs in finding a balance between autonomy and providing needed although often unwanted services.   

Read more about systemic challenges and reforms involved in this balancing act: https://eldermistreatment.usc.edu/hollywoods-spotlight-on-guardianship/