Nursing homes in S’pore tap professionals to recover fees from mentally incapacitated patients

Nursing homes in S’pore tap professionals to recover fees from mentally incapacitated patients

The Straits Times - Singapore·2024-11-24 17:04

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 Esther Tan, general manager of Special Needs Trust Company (SNTC), said it has 60 trust accounts set up by professional deputies for nursing home patients in the past five years.

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