Opal's Personal Care Home No. 1

I am familiar with the owner and with the controller of the money,her daughter, Ann. My family member resided in one of their homes, and without my permission, they changed me from payee to them. After being overly medicated, per doctors, and forced into a wheel chair and diapers, I transferred my family member. When I inquired about finaces (being legally appointed to do so), I was given the run around, first I was told by the owner Ms. Williams, that there was no money and there was actual a negative balance that was owed, and then Ann stated that any money would be forwarded. I was even hung up on by Ms. Williams after she stated that Ann's husband is a certifed CPA so all would be on the up and up. The money was not forwarded on. It was kept in the bank under Ann's control. I had to track it down, and found over $700.00 that they failed to send to me or my family member. In my tracking, I found a lot of unexplained expenditures, a lot of unaccounted for money. The home in question was also not up to date, but in the beginning, I believed they cared. Was I ever fooled? Privacy is denied. Sleep is denied. Cats are allowed to drink from the kitchen sink where residents dinner is defrosting. Resident money is spent for business expense of the home. And other residents adminster the medication in the presence of the owners and the managers of the home and conditions of the patients are exaggerated. I would not allow them to take care of my dog at any of their homes.

by Loretta Horton-Rodriguez, Jul 2014