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Former Garden Court ownerSimon to plead guilty to chargesPHILADELPHIA lUPI) - A proposed ptea-bargain agreement calls for the former owner of iwo 3ucks nursing homes to spend three months in jail and to pay a $10,000 fine in connection with an unsuccessful attempt to overcharge Medicaid about $60,000.Sidney D. Simon. 5S, of Elkins Park, is to be sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Clifford S'. Green if the agreement, proposed Tuesday, is acceptable.Simon, an accountant who still acts as a consultant to the Garden Court Nursing Homes in Doyles-town, recently sold the facilities to his sons-in-law, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Gary Glazer.Under the proposed plea bargain filed by Glazer. Simon will plead guilty to two counts of mail fraud and one count of making a false statement.Medicaid reimburses nursing home owners lor certain costs related to the care of poor peopie-Operated by the state, it receivesboth federal and state funds.Simon tried to get Medicaid in 29i* and 1975 lo pay for upkeep of his yacht, called’ the *‘Sea P.A./' repairs on his swimming pool, and restaurant and hotel bills in cities such as Rome and Singapore, Glazer said.Simon also falsely claimed $23.-765 for ‘'recreational contracts/* Gia2er said.State officials refused to pay che claims and Simon was indicted’ by a federal grand jury last Dec. 10.Simon had owned both Garden Court Convalescent Center North, Belmont and Spruce streets, and theGarden Court Convalescent Center South at 400 S. Main St. until June 1960, when he sold the the two nursing homes to his sons sons-in-law, Dr. Frederick J. Arsham and George E.Ballow.The north unit, located at the site of the former Doyiestown Hospital, has 148 beds and was sold for $3.57 million. Garden Court South, with 106 beds, was sold for $2.15 million.At the time of the sale, a spokesman for the state Department of Health said the reason listed for the sale was the high interest on debt for the property.No relief until fall on i says state environmentBy DENNIS O’BRIEN and watering gardens with hoses. Intelligencer Staff Writer Backus said.An environmental nlanner for the The ban was ordered by the
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Doylestown Intelligencer
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, May 13, 1981
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