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As a caregiver to the elderly and developmentally disabled, I have never seen a conservatee as high functioning as Britney. Here are a few peculiarities...
I never worked with a conservatorship where the client had a current/valid driver’s license. Never. Most clients lost their licenses when they were no longer physically (let alone mentally) capable of driving. Others were never capable of passing the driver’s test.
We don’t know Britney’s exact situation, and we don’t need to. Everything we do know points to the current conservatorship to be *at best* inappropriate for a client with Britney’s capacity.
Never had a client with Vegas Residencies, World Tours, Chart-Topping music, Perfume Line...
None of the clients I worked with could financially support themselves. Britney can support herself and then some. Even if Britney cannot manage finances, needing an accountant to help with large sums of money is hardly unique, nor is it a reason to conserve someone.
Traveling, especially international travel, was not something clients could routinely physically/emotionally/mentally engage in. It is simply too overwhelming.
I’ve never had a client that could do the yoga sequences Britney can do. Those types of movements require abstract thinking and body awareness clients simply did not have. Many clients could not move at all.
I’ve never seen a client be under a probate conservatorship for mental health. Mental health may have been part of their treatment plans, but all were conserved due to neurological conditions or development disabilities apparent in primary school/upon birth—not MH
I’ve never seen a conservatorship where the client opposed it. Every client under conservatorship either was a willing participant, or had no capacity to understand a conservatorship (advanced neurological conditions).
I never worked with a client that had dementia for 12+ years. Dementia clients typically transitioned into Alzheimer’s, and most did not live for 12+ years from diagnosis.
I’ve only worked with one client under a conservatorship that could read chapter books. Many were literate (or used to be) but reading a chapter book requires a lot more acuity and cognition than most people realize. Many people simply cannot do it. Britney can.
