A former home health aide in Greenwich is facing charges after stealing thousands of dollars from her elderly patient's retirement savings, according to police.
Police said Laura Luzardo, 28, of Stamford, "ingratiated herself with the elderly victim and then misdirected thousands of dollars by both bank check and credit card to her personal use" over a period of about eight months.
She was working with Fairfield Family Care at the time and served as a home health aide for an elderly woman with mild dementia and impaired judgment, according to police.
Police said Luzardo spent much of the stolen cash at expensive stores on Greenwich Avenue.
She was arrested Wednesday and charged with first-degree larceny and illegal use of a credit card. Luzardo posted bond and is due in court May 1.
Information on an attorney for Luzardo was not immediately available.
