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A home health nurse was arraigned Monday after she allegedly stole prescriptions from one of her Plains Township patients.
Officials say 61-year-old Diane Ellingsen confessed to taking 3 or 4 tablets of Morphine every 3 to 5 times she visited her patient’s home. She also admitted to occasionally stealing Methylphenidate from the woman.
Ellingsen worked as a home health aid since 2019 after being a registered nurse for over 30 years. While working as an aid, she would visit her Plains Township patient once a week.
According to the affidavit, the patient’s roommate noticed that prescription tablets were missing prior to the COVID-19 pandemic; during the pandemic, the roommate never noticed any tablets missing.