The independent living facility my parents moved into forced them to sign up for assisted living services although they don’t need any help. They said they “only had assisted apartments available” at the time. They needed a place to live so they moved in. The facility director said they’d tell them when an independent unit opened. Well, it never happened so after several months my dad said they were moving because of the cost. Hmmm…all of a sudden they were able to move to independent status. But told to stay in their same apartment! It was then we realized they were trying to meet some quota or something and had lied to my parents to extort more money from them. Is this legal? Do they have any recourse? They got nothing for the extra $1000 a month they had to pay and in fact were also forced to pay to eat more meals in the dining room than they wanted or needed. Ugh….makes me so angry to feel like they were scammed!
Otherwise, tell dad to definitely call a lawyer to see what can be done about this FRAUD. But have him use the ATTORNEY word before he does anything else. It's often enough to scare them into action, especially when they KNOW they were fraudulent in the first place.
GOOD LUCK and I'm sorry your poor folks were scammed like this.
Where my LO lives, there was some degree of fluidity with IL, AL, MC, SNC, but I never saw any instances that went against the individual residents.
She herself moved through AL and MC during COVID, and that may have made a difference in how the financials were managed in her hot spot.
Try to maintain a business approach to your dealings. Sounds like at least a semi scam to me, but COVID in my area ruined everything.
Listen to all sides, then act accordingly.