Caregiver arrested for fraudulent charges on elderly patient's debit card
Business · 30 October 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
A nursing assistant in Chattanooga, Tennessee has been arrested for stealing from an elderly patient in her care. April Patricia Anderson, 30, used a 79-year-old man's debit card without his permission. The man had recently left hospital and moved into a senior living facility.
His daughter noticed unusual charges on his bank account. These included a DoorDash food delivery order and a purchase from a gift card website, totalling over $160. She confirmed her father would not have made these purchases. The original card also went missing, so she requested a replacement.
Anderson was assigned as the man's caregiver at the facility. Deputies arrested her on Thursday after reviewing the evidence against her.