Police are investigating another case of credit card theft from a patient at Summerland Seniors' Village.
On Thursday, CTV News reported 90-year-old Kathleen Ryland, a resident at the village, had her credit card stolen from her room. It's alleged a care aid then used the card to make almost $2,400 in purchases.
Retirement Concepts, which runs the home, suspended and then fired employee Tracy Samuelson. She was later arrested and released on a promise to appear in court in June.
The RCMP is also investigating a case of a second senior who may have had her credit card stolen from the home.
"When we went to investigate this credit card theft, police notified us of another credit card theft that happened just prior to this one. My understanding was it was in October," said General Manager Barbara Goertzen.
No one has been charged in the case.
Management at the seniors' home says it conducts background checks on every new hire.
"Criminal record checks are done on all employees that come on," Goertzen said.
In Samuelson's case, the probe showed she had no criminal record.
In 2001, a Tracy Samuelson was charged with mischief under five thousand dollars but the file has been sealed preventing any more information about that case.
Meanwhile, people at the seniors' home were still trying to understand why anyone would target some of society's most vulnerable citizens.
"Why would you want to take money from an old person? That's horrible. Horrible," one woman told CTV News.
With a report from CTV's Michele Brunoro
