Mom always handled her own bills and now with her in the nursing home I found out that she hasn't paid them since December. They call every day several times a day. I have sent bills back stating she doesn't live here any more.
Is there any type of form letter or something like that that I could send them all so they stop calling? I'm at work all day so most of the calls and messages come in when I'm not home.
You give us no details. Do know that the nursing home will eventually get Social Services involved, and without a POA or a Guardian, your mother's guardianship will likely go legally to the state. At that point Mom's Social Security, and ALL ASSETS will be under the jurisdiction of the guardian and will be used in Mom's care. You will have utterly NOTHING to say about anything that had to do with Mom's life.
If she is on Medicaid and has no money to pay, then I would compose a short letter explaining that she is in a NH on Medicaid and is unfortunately unable to repay the money. If she has a house let them know that they can go after her estate when she dies. Further contact of yourself will be considered harassment and dealt with accordingly, tell them their continued calls are destroying your peace of mind. Give them the NH address and phone number. By law they can not harass you and get away with it since you are not on the account. If you are on the account, you are responsible for the bill.
They will write her off.
Try it
Do the bills go to her in the NH?
Next time you visit call the customer service number on the card, or on the bill, and speak to someone. They may want to ask your mother for permission to speak to you about her card. Update the phone info, pay the balance and consider cancelling the card.