Adminstrator of Personal-Care Home Admits to Stealing Over $300,000
The former administrator of a now-closed Kentucky personal-care home as admitted to stealing over $300,000 intended for the home's disabled residents. The administrator stole over $113,000 directly from residents and also stole all of their 2009 federal stimulus checks. He plead guilty to charges of theft, exploitation, and tax evasion and has agreed to repay the money stolen from the residents.
The man ran a personal care facility, which provided long-tern services for residents who did need full-time nursing home care. The Kentucky attorney general began investigating the facility in 2009 after reports that the residents had not received their $250 federal stimulus checks. The investigation uncovered extremely poor conditions, with expired medications, deteriorating facilities and no milk for the residents because the food bill had not been paid.
This horrible case highlights the many ways in which unethical administrators can contribute to the neglect and abuse of residents in nursing homes, group homes, personal care homes, and other long-term care facilities. In addition to committing financial exploitation by stealing directly from residents, the administrator's embezzlement of funds meant for the care of residents led to a variety of other problems including expired medications, inadequate facilities, and malnutrition. This is why residents of these facilities and their families must be vigilant in detecting and reporting any irregularities, as they may be symptomatic of larger problems that are endangering the health and safety of all of the facility's residents.
