A 60-year-old man was arrested after an investigation revealed he was living off his mother’s money and had stiffed her nursing home.
The man’s mother, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, was facing eviction from the Springs of Lady Lake Assisted Living Facility and owed more than $14,000,
The investigation was launched after an anonymous tip to the Department of Children and Families in which the tipster said Brian Scott Schaffer was living on his mother’s money at her home in Grand Island, according to an arrest affidavit from the Lady Lake Police Department.
Armed with his mother’s power of attorney, Schaffer had taken ownership of his mother’s home.
In an interview with a DCF agent and a Lady Lake police detective, Schaffer admitted he was living on his mother’s Social Security check and her late husband’s pension. He said he couldn’t afford to pay her nursing home bills. Asked if he was planning to bring her home to care for her, he said he was not physically able to do so.
He was arrested Tuesday afternoon at his home in Groveland on a warrant charging him with felony exploitation of the elderly. He was booked at the Lake County Jail and released after posting $5,000 bond.
