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The county's actions follows a WLRN report that found the Guardianship Program sold properties of people under its care since 2011 to the same realty company.
"These folks are often in nursing homes for decades because they don't have relationships with their families," said county Probate Judge Tom Lee.
The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing announcement comes the same month WLRN and Bloomberg Law published stories showing a lack of oversight and accountability in guardianship programs
She directed the county to pause grant funding for the Guardianship Program of Dade County pending an independent investigation of its real estate transactions
WLRN's investigative team joins host Carlos Frías to discuss their latest report, which looks into a government-funded nonprofit that was put in place to help care for people who can’t take care of themselves. And sometimes sell their homes to cover the cost of their care. Reporters Joshua Ceballos and Danny Rivero found blurred lines in the program.Plus, we’ll hear a radio documentary about how developers and cities clash over how to restore the hundreds of Art Deco buildings on Miami Beach.