Staff Code of Conduct: Resident Financial Affairs

Prohibition from being directly involved with resident financial affairs:

Staff members must not be directly involved in managing or overseeing residents’ financial affairs. 

This means that staff and leadership should not be cosigners on resident bank accounts, have paychecks turned over to staff, or be the resident’s payee.

Handling residents’ finances can create conflicts of interest and opportunities for exploitation.

Residents should be directed to appropriate resources for financial management assistance if the need arises.