Misappropriation of Cognitively Intact Resident’s Funds by CNA
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to protect a resident’s right to be free from misappropriation of property when a certified nurse assistant (CNA) took a check from the resident’s personal checkbook without permission and used it to pay her own rent. The facility’s Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation policy dated 2/11/25 states the facility will develop and implement policies and procedures that prohibit and prevent abuse and misappropriation of resident property. A State Report Investigation dated 1/12/26 documented that the CNA, later identified as V15, removed a check from resident R4’s checkbook, wrote the check for $975.00, and signed R4’s name. R4’s Minimum Data Set documented that R4 was cognitively intact, and during an interview R4 confirmed that a staff member had stolen a check from her checkbook, which she kept in her room, and used it to pay rent without her knowledge, with the issue first noticed by her son. The Administrator confirmed that V15 CNA had taken the check from R4’s checkbook and used it to pay her rent.
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