A former nursing aide at Blossom South Nursing Home in Brighton has been charged with stealing a patient’s credit card and filing a forged and false application with the Monroe County Department of Human Services to obtain public benefits after she was fired.
Latoya Harding, 28, allegedly took a credit card from a 90-year-old dementia patient at the nursing home to pay her cable, cell phone and utility bills, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Friday.
Hardin also allegedly made purchases from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and made several cash withdrawals, Cuomo said. From June to August, Harding stole $2,434.57 from the resident, the felony complaint states.
“Nursing home employees are entrusted with the care of our loved ones,” Cuomo said in a statement. “We will aggressively pursue anyone who violates that trust and takes advantage of vulnerable patients in their care.”
Harding was released on her own recognizance pending a court date Tuesday, the statement said.
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