Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reminding residents and operators of nursing homes and other care facilities that Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) — often referred to as stimulus payments — belong to the person named on the check, not to the organization providing care.
The second round of stimulus payments has been approved and the payments are being sent out over the next few months. These payments are intended for the person named on the check, Nessel said, not for the assisted living community or nursing facility in which they reside.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reported that during the first round of stimulus payments, some nursing homes and assisted living communities were taking those payments from their residents, particularly those on Medicaid. The residents were reportedly coerced into signing over their checks to the facility in which they were housed.
During this second round of stimulus payments, Nessel is alerting seniors not to sign over their stimulus payment to anyone under any circumstance — the payment is intended for the individual named on the check.
The care facility cannot take or require anyone to sign over their EIP payment.
The Attorney General’s Office has not received any reports of this happening in Michigan, but anyone with evidence of a facility demanding a senior resident’s EIP payment is encouraged to report it to the Attorney General’s Office as follows:
• Unlicensed care facilities - Financial Crimes Division at 517-335-7560
• Licensed care facilities - Heath Care Fraud Division at 800-242-2873.
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