Social Security Check "misdirected" to nursing home
Florida's FirstCoastNews wrote a story about a nursing home that took advantage of a resident by stealing her social security check. A resident by the name of Crews entered Harts Harbor Health Care Center for short term rehabilitation. Her son told the administrator he will pay for the stay.
Crews says, "I said if she stays over the 20 days that the government allows for free, I will pay every dime, it does, which is $128 per day." Crews said she stayed in the Nursing Home 27 days and he paid the facility a total of $1,528.
The problem is this month when he went to pay her bills there was no money in his mom's account. Her Social Security check of $665, which is a direct deposit, was re-directed to the Harts Harbor Health Care Center, instead of going into her account.
"They took it from Wachovia, how they did it I don't know, cause I did not sign any papers," says Crews. Crews says when he contacted Harts Harbor he was met by a cavalier attitude.
The Social Security Administration is investigating Crews' complaint. But the Crews would like an explanation from the nursing home. "I'm telling you, they should not have had it in the first place," says Crews. And he wants a full refund. I'd like for them to refund her check and the bank fees, that's the bottom line," says Crews.
The nursing home refuses to explain how they got their greedy little hands on this little old lady's social security check. I am so glad that her son figured out what happened. How many residents get money stolen from them when family members aren't around to check on their finances.
