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The staff, two or more have been taking out their travel expenses on my son's shopping money
Normally staff get wages and are supposed to sort out travel expenses with Manger or Service Manger or Company and not allowed to do that to my son
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Members rallied around a parent reporting care home staff misusing their son's shopping money for personal travel expenses, with many agreeing... Read more
You know that is a good way to look at it because maybe management can step in and take care of the issue for you. And then your son can still stay in a safe place that it sounds like provides him really good care and all other aspects sometimes looking at the problem from a different direction can be the best way, so that’s really great.
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Yes, that definitely sounds like financial abuse. I would report it right away.
Looks like embezzlement to me. Definitely contact the police.
I've decided to rethink the whole situation as Son is safest in this place and safest he has been when he has gone out with these staff members but managers going to have to watch money from now on
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