Montana Nursing Home Employee Accused of Prescription Drug Theft
A laundry room worker at Park Place Health Care Center, a nursing home facility located in Great Falls, Montana, was arrested on July 21, 2009, for elder abuse, six counts of misdemeanor theft, and six felony counts of possession of dangerous drugs for allegedly stealing prescription drugs from a helpless nursing home resident.
Keiko Douglas, 33, admitted to police that she removed a prescription medication patch from a resident's arm six times since June 27, 2009. The patch delivered Fentanyl, a pain-killer, to the resident. Nurses at the facility noticed that the patch kept disappearing and continuously checked on the resident. Douglas was seen leaving the resident's room on July 21, even though she did not have a reason to be in the room, and the patch was missing again.
Douglas' bond is set at $5,000.
