Nashville woman charged in TBI Medicaid patient abuse case

MAURY CO., Tenn. (WSMV) – A Nashville woman has been indicted and charged in an elder abuse case, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

The TBI’s Medicaid Fraud Enforcement Division began an investigation on Jan. 12 after agents received a tip from Adult Protective Services about an incident that occurred a week earlier involving Janice Marie Garrett , aged 66, who worked as a caretaker at Mount Pleasant. residential facility.

The investigation into the incident reveals that Garrett physically abused a “vulnerable adult” in her care, the TBI said.

A Maury County grand jury returned an indictment charging Garrett with one count of abuse of an elderly or vulnerable adult.

Garrett turned herself in to the Maury County Jail and was booked on $20,000 bond.