A former employee of a central Iowa nursing home is charged with stealing from residents.
The Story County Sheriff’s Department charged 44-year-old Bambi Cerka with first and second-degree theft, two counts of third-degree theft and four counts of dependent adult abuse. The investigation determined Cerka had $23,500 in retirement funds from one resident of the Zearing Health Center deposited into a bank account she controlled.
The charges also allege she made unauthorized transactions from the accounts of three other residents totaling $4,500. The transactions alledgedly happened between July of 2022 and August of 2023.