Nursing Assistant Indicted for Embezzling Livelihood Support Funds from Dementia Patient

Purchased Snacks Worth 220,000 Won Including Cookies and Ice Cream
Police Investigating Possible Additional Illegal Acts

A nursing assistant at a care facility in Busan has been referred to the prosecution on charges of arbitrarily using livelihood recovery consumption coupons intended for a dementia inpatient.

On October 22, the Suyeong Police Station in Busan announced that a nursing assistant in her 50s, identified as Ms. A, was sent to the prosecution without detention on charges including embezzlement.

A nursing assistant at a care facility in Busan was referred to the prosecution on charges of arbitrarily using livelihood recovery consumption coupons intended for dementia inpatients. The photo shows staff distributing consumption coupons to residents at the Yongbong-dong Administrative Welfare Center in Buk-gu, Gwangju, on September 22, unrelated to the article content. Photo by Yonhap News, Buk-gu, Gwangju

Ms. A, who works at a care facility in Suyeong-gu, is accused of using approximately 220,000 won out of the 430,000 won worth of livelihood recovery consumption coupons issued to inpatient Ms. B in August for personal purposes.

At the time, Ms. B, who had difficulty moving, visited the administrative welfare center with care facility staff and received the consumption coupons in the form of a prepaid card. Ms. B, a recipient of basic livelihood support, is known to suffer from dementia and diabetes and reportedly has no guardian.

Ms. A claimed to have used the entire 430,000 won in coupons to purchase items needed by Ms. B. However, after reviewing the purchased items, the police determined that approximately 220,000 won was spent on items for Ms. A’s personal use.

A police official stated, "The list of purchased items included things like snacks and ice cream, which Ms. B, given her diabetes, could not have consumed. We will continue to investigate to determine if there were any additional illegal acts."

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