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Some hiring professionals to make care decisions in later years
Donees can decide on matters like care arrangements if clients lose mental capacity
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Ms Julia Lee of Touch Professional Deputies and Donees was hired by 80-year-old Mary (in purple) to act as her professional donee and make decisions on her behalf if she were to lose her mental capacity. These decisions could include arrangements for her care, as well as renting or selling her three-room flat to pay for her nursing home stay.
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Mary, an 80-year-old childless widow, is concerned about who will look after her if she becomes mentally incapacitated and unable to care for herself.
Last October, she hired Ms Julia Lee, senior director of Touch Professional Deputies and Donees, to act as her professional donee and make decisions on her behalf if she were to lose her mental capacity.
