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Department of Aging

Public Guardianship

Find Services and Supports

Service providers who are interested in initiating a guardianship review should contact their local AAA.

Program Overview

The Maryland Department of Aging Public Guardianship Program serves individuals 65 years of age and older, who have been de​​​emed by a court of law to lack the capacity to make or communicate responsible decisions concerning their daily living needs. The la​​​w authorizes, as a last resort, appointing the Secretary of the State Department of Aging or the Director of a local Area Agency on Aging (AAA) as a "guardian of person" when no other person or organization is willing and appropriate to be named.