The Guardianship Monitoring Program uses trained volunteers to oversee guardianship cases involving incapacitated adults (including the elderly and developmentally disabled). The volunteers then report to the court concerning the well-being of the wards and the status of their assets. Mandated training must be completed prior to assignment. The program also engages trained citizen volunteers (often with a background in accounting, finance, bookkeeping and the like) to examine court-required financial reports from guardians to ensure that timely and accurate accountings of wards' assets are submitted.