Care home boss stole €45k from patient
Maeve Bell, 38, was the clinical manager at Elmhurst nursing home in Glasnevin, Dublin, when she began siphoning off money from the “comfort account” of a resident.
The court heard that Highfield Nursing Home, which runs Elmhurst, have in place a system of comfort accounts which are used to pay for a resident’s upkeep and any other personal needs. They are funded by money paid from the resident’s main bank account.
