Regina care home employee charged with fraud

A 54-year-old woman is facing fraud charges after an incident at a Regina seniors’ care home.

Back in March, police said they received a call from a family member of an elderly woman living in the home. He described how his 80-year-old relative had given her banking information to one of the care home’s employees to help her with errands, like buying groceries.

Now, it’s alleged that same employee used the senior’s bank card to make more than 150 fraudulent purchases between September 2017 to January of this year.

On Tuesday, the employee was arrested and charged with fraud over $5,000.

She has since been released until her first court appearance on June 26, which is when police said her name will be released.