Allity supports Adelaide aged care resident having his house sold over unpaid fees
The Sheriff’s Court ordered the auction of Trevor Sampson’s Clovelly Park house after he didn’t pay a $17,370 debt owed to Allity, owners of the Somerton Lodge aged care home (nursing home) where he resides.
Mr Sampson, a paraplegic, says he cannot pay the debt because he is broke after trying to make his house wheelchair-accessible. Despite this, he still paid $10,000 of the debt in May.
The Aged Care Act lets provider find “suitable alternative accommodation” for residents who have unpaid fees of 42 days or more. However, Allity chief operations officer Glen Hurley said they had not asked Mr Sampson to leave because it would not be in the interest of his safety or welfare.
“All aged care residents agree on admission to pay a certain amount of fees for the care that is provided to them – some of this care is paid for by the Commonwealth Government, and some of the care is paid for by residents themselves based on their means,” Mr Hurley said.
Mr Sampson has shown he can pay – clearly he just doesn’t want to. Fortunately for him, Allity is continuing to care for him.
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