How do you evict a caregiver who lives with parents and is doing drugs & stealing?

Get a nanny cam. Do a random urine test. CALL THE COPS. They will come out and interview everyone, that alone should scare her off.

Stealing drugs, money, and jewelry? Call the cops. Seriously. But you better make sure that this is in fact true, and that your parents aren't trying to manipulate you.

Captain.... please start your answers about caregiver stealing meds with a disclaimer...... I.e. .... except for the paid caregivers I know personally on AC.... thank you!!!! You are a turd, but I still love you....

Cbups she's bluffing.. I highly doubt she'll sue you. Your first priority is your Mom's safety. Get a restraining order if need be..

Stealing is a criminal offense so, as stated several times above, the police should be notified, although the nanny cam suggestion is good too, for unarguable proof. If it was just general not taking care of them properly and didn't include stealing, usually Adult Protective Services can help too.

Who hired this caregiver? Can the person who hired the caregiver fire the caregiver? Is the caregiver an independent or was she hired through an agency? Either way, the caregiver can still be fired. You may be suspicious about some of her actions, have no proof, but you said the environment is not healthy for your parents. That's grounds right there to fire the caregiver. If you want the caregiver gone, get rid of her.

@ Everishlass: The caretaker was apparently a neighbor out of work who didn't know them beforehand and they slowly worked their way into living with them because their house was forclosed on. So to answer you question my parents hired them but there is no legal lease and I have contacted the sherriff's department who referred me over to the magistrate and they said that in order to to evict them there would have to be a form filled out for unlawful detainment if they choose to stay after we have requested them to leave. I called the sherriff's dept. to find out our legal stance before we said anything. They can't give legal advice and said to speak to a lawyer. These people keep saying they are leaving but then never do. My parents are too naieve and trusting to stand up for themselves to force them to leave. When we tell them that we will be glad to ask them to leave they always tell us no but then always want our assistance when things happen. We had to go over there recently and steamclean the carpets where soda and coffee was spilt not only by my father but mostly by the caretaker and their family of 3 teens and husband. They have completely trashed the house that was once beautiful.

@ Perseverance: That's the entire problem is that my parents tell us one thing and the caretaker the next and because we do not live there or have security cameras installed we have no absolute proof. I'd rather not call the cops until I have concreate proof.

havefaith - I would take all easily pawned valuables, such as jewelry, out of the house for safekeeping... or at the least, take pictures of these items with a camera that can record the date on the picture, so that if/when they come up missing you can take that "evidence" to your parents and give them the wake up call they so obviously need. Good luck, sorry about your situation.

call the cops, etc.. theylle tell you that narcotic theft is so prevalent and difficult to prove that all you can do is get a locked drug safe. then they might imply that your elder is an opium hor who sells her meds. sadly, the artificially inflated value of the meds make anything possible. do i think carers swipe narcotics ? by the handfulls.. lol
still its pretty unfunny to falsely accuse someone. elders lose / overuse / retake pills.