"You should be thoroughly ashamed of yourself": Greedy care home boss snatched thousands from dementia suffering residents
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA shameless care home boss who stole thousands of pounds meant for elderly residents was unmasked as a thief by junior staff after they had to use their own paltry pay packets to buy toiletries and clothing for victims.
Greedy manager Joanne Whalen, 51, is feared to have pocketed up to £25,000 over a three year period at the expense of frail and confused older people - many of whom had dementia, Alzheimers and Parkinsons Disease.
The mother of three was only found out after a care assistant on the minimum wage confided in a director at the Firs Hall Care Home in Failsworth near Oldham.
Along with fellow junior colleagues, she said she had been using their own money to buy bath products, clothing and cigarettes for the residents as they noticed they were going without.
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