I'm not sure how she would feel about the cost of a paid guardian. I only know that she has very limited resources that are hers alone. She has been financially dependent on her husband for at least 15 years and hasn't worked by choice. However, due to some poor choices very recently by my brother in law he's very likely to lose his income and potentially most of his assets. Simply put, there are severe legal consequences to the choices he made, the least of which is disqualifying himself as a responsible guardian for his wife.