These patients do not have loved ones to take charge of their affairs.
Nursing home fees at the Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital range from $550 a month to over $1,000, depending on care needs and subsidies.SINGAPORE – Nursing homes are turning to professionals to act on behalf of their mentally incapacitated patients who do not have loved ones to take charge of their affairs – in a bid to get the bills paid.
Ms Tan expects the number of such cases to rise, given the growing awareness by the public and those in the social service sector about the Professional Deputies and Donees scheme. While Ms Sng cannot remember how much the woman has chalked up in her bills, she has a three-room flat and money in the bank.
SNTC’s Ms Tan said most nursing homes here have sought help in getting a professional deputy to act on behalf of their patients who do not have family or friends to act as their deputy.selling his flat if he has one and consolidating his funds in his CPF and bank accounts, to start a trust account with the SNTC.
Many nursing home patients they have acted for have at least a small Housing Board flat and some savings to fund their care needs, said the professional deputies interviewed.Lawyer Low Seow Ling, managing director of Emre Legal LLC, said some of these seniors are estranged from their children.
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