Long Term Care Fraud
Older adults who struggle to track benefits, manage complex paperwork, or advocate for themselves can become easy targets for exploitation. Unscrupulous caregivers, medical providers, and facilities may take advantage of these vulnerabilities, and engage in schemes such as:
- Billing for services or hours that never occurred — counting on the patient not remembering or being able to verify what was provided.
- Charging for a higher level of care than actually delivered — inflating claims to collect more money, without improving the patient’s care.
- Altering medical records, care logs, or timesheets — hiding poor-quality care or justifying inflated charges.
- Pushing unnecessary treatments or equipment — convincing patients or families to approve services that serve the provider’s profit, not the patient’s health.
- Insisting on handling all billing and communications — keeping families “out of the loop” so fraudulent charges slip through.
- Pressuring patients to grant Power of Attorney (POA) — convincing vulnerable seniors it’s in their best interest, often without informing or involving family members, to gain control over financial or medical decisions.
To learn more about LTC Fraud click here to view the brochure.
