Conservatorship of J.G. CA1/1

I. BACKGROUND

“J.G. (born in 1975) has been conserved since 2010. Prior to that time, she had over 210 mental health contacts with Contra Costa County. She began abusing drugs at 13 years of age, including crack, methamphetamine, LSD, alcohol, and marijuana. J.G. is wheelchair bound due to hip dysplasia from a car accident, which complicates her level of care.” For the past several years, J.G. has been placed at Crestwood Manor in Fremont, a secured skilled nursing facility with specialized treatment program (“SNF-STP”). In 2023 and 2024, J.G. expressed to the trial court and counsel for the Public Guardian (county counsel) that she wished to be moved to a less restrictive board and care facility. J.G. agreed to the extension of her conservatorship on a temporary basis on the understanding that she would be referred to such facilities; however, the Public Guardian initially “was clear that [she] did not find Board and Care . . . to be [J.G.’s] least restrictive placement, but agreed [only] to make referrals.” Several board and care facilities denied these referrals. Nevertheless, in June 2024, county counsel “agree[d] to a board and care placement level.” The Public Guardian…