Holding leadership positions with Aging Life Network Inc, Aging Life Care Management LLC, and Decades LLC, Nancy Oriola is a longtime resident of Albuquerque. Nancy Oriola is also one of only four nationally certified master guardians in the State of New Mexico and fewer than 100 nationally.
Government-funded guardianship services are provided to individuals in New Mexico who are incapacitated and eligible under income-based guidelines. In addition to legal and contractual support for guardianship services, specially trained mental health guardians are provided by the state for individuals with mental illnesses. Nancy and her company, Decades, works with individuals at all income levels and offers services to low-income disabled adults through a contract with the Office of Guardianship and the New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Planning Council.
To better serve New Mexico residents in need of guardianship services, the state recently commissioned a study to find ways to improve the program. In December of 2017, the New Mexico Adult Guardianship Study Commission released a list of recommendations. The list includes appropriating additional funding for auditors and other supervisory personnel of the program and the development of more robust educational and training programs for those involved in guardianship.
