A new crop of volunteers was sworn in for the Volunteer Advocates for Seniors and Incapacitated Adults, or VASIA, program at Franciscan Health â Hammond.
The guardianship and elder law advocacy program was established in 2001 as a collaboration between the hospital and Lake County Superior Courts. It trains and supervisors volunteers who serve as court-appointed legal guardians for the elderly and incapacitated, helping the courts with decision-making.Â
Lake Superior Court Probate Commissioner Ben Ballou swore in eight volunteers from Lake County last month. Each works with one client at a time after completing 40 hours of training, which was virtual this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.