I work as a community manager in a senior home. My agency and the housing building pushed this 92 year old woman off on me. She had past history of accusations etc. However she had grown over the 2 years attached to me. I took her shopping, helped her move and so much more. I care about her a lot. She has no family or friends left. Anyways, she opened two credit cards with me listed as an authorized user with the ok to use if I paid back. I hesitated but she ensure it was fine. I made a few purchases for personal reasons but most was for her. Now my company stepped in because I moved her without telling them and I was told I had to let her know I could no longer visit her. The next two days I got a phone call saying she accused me of using her cards without permission. My heart sank because I have no proof. I have small children and would never do that. I made the first payments on due date and will pay it faithfully.. what do I do now? I never told my company. The max spent between her and I were 2,000 bucks. Will o go to jail? I'm so scared.
Frustrated, Misunderstood accepted a salary, large or small makes no difference, for her role of protecting her client. If she's that ignorant of basics such as not using her client's accounts for her own personal spending, she has no business being in the job. Seriously now. Anyway, she did know, that's why she was so hesitant about doing it - until expediency got the better of her conscience. She should have listened to herself.
So now what? I think, as usual, Pam Stegman got it right. Get advice, and jump before you're pushed. If no harm has come to your client, and you can get out of this situation without lasting damage done to your record, then good luck to you. I'm happy to believe you've been only foolish but in that case for heaven's sake learn from it.