Chelan County Nursing Assistant Accused of Financially Exploiting Patient

Washington State Department of Health suspended the license of a Chelan County based nursing assistant as a result of financially exploiting a patient in her care. Our news partner, iFiberone, reports that Yezica Padilla was accused of conning a vulnerable adult out of money. State health officials determined in early April that Padilla did commit the act. Padilla is currently prohibited from being employed in the care of and having unsupervised access to vulnerable adults.