As stimulus payments begin arriving in check form, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reminding residents and operators of nursing homes and other care facilities that checks belong to the person named on them, not the organization who may be providing care for that person.
After the first round of stimulus payments went out, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported fraudulent activity in other states where nursing home residents were reportedly coerced into signing over their checks to the facility caring for them.
Stimulus payments are intended for the individual named on the check, and Nessel is alerting seniors not to sign them over to anyone under any circumstance.
Although there have not been reports of this fraudulent activity in Michigan, anyone with evidence of a facility demanding a senior resident’s stimulus (EIP) payment is encouraged to report it to the Attorney General’s office:
- Unlicensed care facilities – Financial Crimes Division at 517-335-7560
- Licensed care facilities – Heath Care Fraud Division at 800-242-2873
