DHS adds Dec. 2 ICS payment stops; 97 affected as St. Paul tenants get eviction notices
The Minnesota Department of Human Services said it will stop Integrated Community Supports (ICS) payments on Dec. 2 to five providers covering about a dozen properties, affecting 97 participants, after investigations by the DHS inspector general found credible allegations that some providers billed for services not provided and put clients’ health and safety at risk. The suspension has prompted 60‑day and eviction notices at St. Paul’s Granite Pointe Apartments tied to Metro Care Human Services and follows an earlier halt in September that provider Jama Mahamod of American Home Health Care says led him to evict four tenants and close his business; DHS stressed that ICS service payments are separate from housing or rent.
📌 Key Facts
- The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) will stop payments on Dec. 2 to five businesses that cover roughly a dozen properties, affecting about 97 Integrated Community Supports (ICS) participants.
- At Granite Pointe Apartments in St. Paul, multiple tenants served by Metro Care Human Services received 60‑day and eviction notices after DHS suspended payments; the tenant letters from the provider did not specify the underlying reason for the funding suspension.
- DHS Inspector General James Clark said investigations uncovered credible allegations that some providers billed for services not provided, potentially putting clients’ health and safety at risk.
- DHS issued a statement explaining the role of ICS services and clarifying that housing or rent payments are separate from ICS service payments.
- In a related St. Paul case, provider Jama Mahamod of American Home Health Care (St. Paul‑based) says he was audited six times in two years, that state payments were halted in September, and that he subsequently evicted four tenants and closed his business.
- Tenants facing eviction describe imminent homelessness and criticize DHS for what they characterize as a lack of compassion after the funding suspensions and eviction notices.
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- DHS says it will stop payments on Dec. 2 to five businesses covering about a dozen properties, impacting 97 Integrated Community Supports participants.
- At Granite Pointe Apartments in St. Paul, multiple tenants tied to Metro Care Human Services received 60‑day notices and eviction notices after DHS suspended payments.
- The provider named in tenant letters is Metro Care Human Services; letters did not specify the underlying reason for funding suspension.
- DHS Inspector General James Clark stated investigations found credible allegations of billing for services not provided, risking clients’ health and safety.
- Names the local provider as Jama Mahamod of American Home Health Care (St. Paul-based).
- Provider Mahamod says he was audited six times in two years before DHS stopped payments.
- Mahomod says he evicted four tenants and closed his business after state payments were halted in September.
- Direct tenant quote describing imminent homelessness and criticising DHS for lack of compassion.
- DHS statement included explaining ICS services and clarifying that housing/rent is separate from ICS service payments.