Waltham Nursing Home Worker Stole $230K From Resident: AG

WALTHAM, MA — A former Waltham nursing home administrator was indicted in connection with accusations that she stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from an elderly resident and used the money for repairs to her home, vacations and dining at restaurants, Attorney General Maura Healey said Monday.

Christina Polcari, 54, of Belmont, the former admissions director at the Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham, was indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury for one count of larceny over $1,200, five counts of forgery and one count of embezzlement by fiduciary, according to Healey's office.

Between August 2018 until May 2019, Polcari misappropriated more than $230,000 of a nursing home resident’s funds, Healey said. Investigators accuse Polcari of using the resident's forged signature for promissory notes, letters, and checks to cover up the theft.

Polcari left her position in 2019 when nursing home officials became aware of her activities, Healey said. Before she left, authorities said she repaid a portion of the money back.

Officials expect her to be arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court via virtual conference. An arraignment date has not been set.

The Middlesex District Attorney's Office referred the case to the Attorney General's Office because the allegations involve Medicaid fraud, officials said.

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