Guardianship office
Healthcare proxy, care directive and legal guardianship - We are here for you
One of the main tasks of the guardianship office is to support the guardianship court during the guardianship procedure. For this purpose, a social report is drawn up and a legal guardian is proposed.
The areas in which support is required for the person concerned are examined. In addition, affected persons, relatives and voluntary carers are offered advice on the subject of care and precautionary options.

Tasks of the guardianship office
- Co-operation with the responsible care facilities by determining the facts of the case with a professional opinion
- Suggestion of a suitable carer
- Registration of professional carers
- Support for voluntary and professional carers
- Recruitment of voluntary and professional carers
- Advice on legal guardianship
- Advice on (precautionary) powers of attorney, advance care directives and living wills
- Public notarisation of signatures on (precautionary) powers of attorney and advance care directives
- Support with accommodation under guardianship law
- Referral of affected persons for assessment by experts
- Referral of affected persons for hearings at the guardianship court
- Public relations work
- Networking, participation in working groups and other events
Further contact persons
Betreu.net counselling association Phone: Address:
| Hof district court, department for guardianship matters Phone: Address:
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Caritas City and District of Hof Care Organisation Phone: Address: E-mail: | Supervision association Diakonie Hochfranken Phone: Address: E-mail:
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Care centre Hofer Land Phone: Address: | Crisis service Upper Franconia Phone:
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Brochures and forms
The brochures include corresponding forms for powers of attorney, advance care directives and living wills.
These are available in bookshops or free of charge at:
Brochures of the Bavarian State Ministry of Justice
Forms are available at:
Forms from the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection
(Precautionary) powers of attorney, care directives and living wills can be registered at
Central Register of Lasting Powers of Attorney of the Federal Notary's Office
Events
SeniorenWohnen BRK Hof Erlhofer Str. 10, 95032 Hof 05.02.2026, 6 pm |
Caritas St. Josef Senior Citizens' Centre Hofmannweg 1, 95213 Münchberg 07.05.2026 , 6 pm |
Walter-Hümmer-Haus Wildenberg 31, 95152 Selbitz 17.09.2026, 6 p.m. |
Diaconal Social Centre Rehau Schildstr. 29, 95111 Rehau 12.11.2026, 6 p.m. |
| Monthly |
Caritas Hof, Care Centre Berliner Platz 3 95030 Hof Mondays from 14:00 - 16:00 (02.02 / 02.03 / 04.05 / 06.07 / 03.08 / 05.10 / 02.11 / 07.12) |
Appointments can also be made directly with the counselling associations at any time.
Caritas Verband Stadt und Landkreis Hof e.V.
Marienstr. 56
95028 Hof
26.03.2026 / 23.07.2026 / 26.11.2026
Topic: Basics of care work
Diakonie Hof e.V.
Klostertor 2, 95028 Hof
16.04.2026 / 24.09.2026 / 21.01.2027
Start: 18:00
Contact person
| Mrs Richter | 09281 / 815 - 1295 |
| Mr Funke | 09281 / 815 - 1298 |
| Mr Meier | 09281 / 815 - 1209 |
E-Mail: betreuungsstelle(at)stadt-hof.de










