SA court told Jennifer Anne Reed stood to earn $30,000 through false claims of high nursing qualifications
A WOMAN duped six nursing homes across the state into paying her up to $30,000 by falsely claiming to be a qualified aged carer, prosecutors have alleged.
A WOMAN duped six nursing homes across the state into paying her up to $30,000 by falsely claiming to be a qualified aged carer, prosecutors have alleged.
Court documents released to The Advertiser today accuse Jennifer Anne Reed of fraudulent acts spanning four years and six different care facilities.
Reed, 64, of Gawler West, has yet to plead to six basic counts of deception.
Elizabeth Magistrates Court documents allege the first of those offences occurred at the Anglicare aged care facility in Elizabeth East between December 2010 and August 2012.
Further offences allegedly occurred at Gawler East’s Martindale home between August 2012 and April 2013, and at Southern Cross Care, Gawler, between March and February 2014.
Reed allegedly deceived Moonta Health and Aged Care Services between March 2014 and April 2014, and Trevu House at Willaston between June and July 2014.
The final count accuses Reed of deceiving Morpeth Aged Care, at Semaphore, between July and September last year.
It is further alleged Reed stood to benefit from a salary of between $2500 and $30,000 due to her deceptive conduct.
The court documents do not contain allegations as to how Reed committed her offences, however a SA Police statement said it was to do with false claims.
“Detectives from the Barossa Local Service Area allege the woman falsified her qualifications to gain employment in various nursing roles within the state,” a spokesman said.
“(These roles) included (acting as) a Registered Nurse and a Director of Nursing.
“There is no evidence to suggest that any resident was harmed or ill-treated.”
Reed, whose bail conditions include a requirement she not be employed in a nursing role unless properly qualified, will face court in May.
This afternoon, Anglicare SA chief executive Peter Sandeman said Reed had been employed as a Registered Nurse “in a program that closed in 2012”.
“We treat this matter very seriously and consider the care of our residents and clients to be of the upmost importance,” he said.
We have actively cooperated with the relevant agency and have undertaken a detailed review of our systems and processes.”