Woman Holding POA Charged w/ Theft Of $10K+ From Care Facility-Bound Woman; Nursing Home Officials Call In Cops After Getting Stiffed On Care Expenses

In Evansdale, Iowa, WFC Courier reports:

• An Evansdale woman has been arrested for allegedly misusing more than $10,000 of another person's money. Kathy Jean Helmrichs, 63, of 537 River Forest Road, was given power of attorney for a woman who lives at Manor Care nursing home in Waterloo. Authorities allege Helmrichs didn't pay her ward's nursing home bill and instead spent thousands of dollars on herself, according to court records. Officials at Manor Care called Waterloo police when they became suspicious in April.

For the story, see Evansdale woman arrested in theft case.