According to the Federal Trade Commission, some facility operators are taking payments meant for residents on Medicaid—justifying the seizure by claiming the facility, not the individual, is entitled to the payments.
This is disgraceful and unacceptable.
As we have seen throughout this crisis, residents in these facilities are at a higher risk of suffering and dying from COVID-19. They shouldn’t have to carry the additional burden of worrying about their stimulus money being taken by those entrusted with their care. CARES Act payments are classified as a tax credit, not a federal benefit, and are allocated to individuals, not these facilities.
Please check on your loved ones living in nursing homes or assisted living facilities. Ask if their stimulus payments have been received. If they haven’t, ask the facility’s management if they are holding the payments.
If they are, contact my office immediately by calling 1(866) 9NO-SCAM or by visiting MyFloridaLegal.com. For more information, please visit my Consumer Alert webpage at MyFloridaLegal.com/ConsumerAlert.
Stay safe, Florida.
In The News
Florida AG warns that nursing homes cannot seize patients’ stimulus checks, WINK News
Consumer Alert: Some nursing homes are stealing stimulus payments from residents, Florida Politics
Florida AG: Nursing homes can’t claim your loved one’s stimulus payments, WJXT Jacksonville
FTC warns some nursing homes, assisted living facilities trying to take patient stimulus checks, Action News Jax
Don’t let nursing homes take stimulus checks, Florida AG warns, WFLA Tampa
Florida AG: Don't let nursing homes take your loved one's stimulus check, WEAR Pensacola
Customers want a resolution to attorney general investigation into A/C contractor, WINK News
Petland sold ‘sick puppies,’ says complaint filed by Florida attorney general, Orlando Sentinel
Florida attorney general says Petland store sold sick puppies as ‘high quality, healthy’, Miami Herald
Ashley Moody takes on Orlando pet store selling sick puppies, Florida Politics
Attorney General gives update to price gouging crisis, WMBB Panama City
Ashley Moody Warns About Robocall, Phishing and Imposter Scams as Florida Reopens, Florida Daily
State warns of COVID scams, Key West Citizen
COVID-19 scammers are exploiting Florida’s reopening, attorney general warns, Sun Sentinel
COVID-19: Price gouging, robocalls, census scams prompt statewide warnings, crackdown, Orlando Sentinel
Ashley Moody secures $7.7 million from Santander for ‘taking advantage’ of borrowers, Florida Politics
Ashley Moody: Millions in Relief from Subprime Auto Financing Company Headed to Florida, Florida Daily
Attorney General seek to honor first responders killed or injured by COVID-19, Port Charlotte Sun
Attorney General Ashley Moody Urges Congress To Clear Barriers To Death Benefits For Families Of First Responders, WFSU Public Media
Destin healthcare worker charged with elder abuse, Northwest Florida Daily News
Judge grants motion to appoint receiver over Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Florida Politics
Florida coalition that paid CEO $7.5 million has its money taken over by receiver, Tampa Bay Times
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