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An LPN from Richmond, changed work places five times in a little over two years while under investigation for diversion, a complaint alleges.

The Indiana Attorney General charges she was terminated from Arbor Trace nursing home in Richmond after she was suspected of diverting Percocet pain pills. She then became a charge nurse at Brookdale Senior Living, Richmond, and also was hired as an LPN at Rosebud Village, another Richmond nursing home. Three months after being hired at Brookdale, she resigned without notice.

Four months after being hired at Rosebud, she renewed her license, answering “no” to the question, “Since you last renewed, have you ever been terminated, reprimanded, disciplined or demoted … ”

A month later, she was cited for a violation of the drug-free work place policy for suspicion of drug use. A month later, she received another citation regarding the narcotic count and was terminated for dishonesty and falsifying records.

Three months later, she was hired as an LPN at Ambassador Healthcare in Centerville, which fired her within three months for rudeness to residents and families.

Three months later, in September of 2017, the accused worked at Richmond State Hospital through a staffing agency. There, video surveillance showed her several times opening medical drawers, apparently putting pills in her mouth and taking a drink. Twenty seven Buspar pills, an anti-anxiety medication, were discovered missing during the times she entered the medical room.

Two months later, the woman was hired as an LPN at Premier Healthcare in Centerville. Two months later, she received a “First Written Warning” for violating the medication administration policy.

She submitted to pre-employment drug screens at Premier, Ambassador, Rosebud. Results were negative for all substances tested.