Impostor nurse at 7 assisted living facilities used stolen license, SC officials say
.jpg "The woman used someone’s nursing license number from Georgia, officials said. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)")
A woman accused of pretending to be a nurse by using someone else’s medical license is facing multiple charges, South Carolina prosecutors said.
Anderson resident Alyssa Beth Steele, 37, is accused of “allegedly practicing medicine as a registered nurse without a license at seven nursing and assisted living facilities in South Carolina,” the state attorney general’s office said in a release.
Steele was first arrested on Oct. 24 and faces seven counts of neglect of a vulnerable adult, five counts of unlicensed practice as a registered nurse, one count of financial identity fraud to obtain employment and one count of obtaining signature or property under false pretenses, value $10,000 or more, according to the release.
From January 2020 to January 2022 Steele was able to work as a nurse by using a State of Georgia Board of Nursing license number that belonged to someone else, according to the release. She worked at the following facilities, all which cooperated with the investigation:
- Cascades Verdae Assisted Living Facility in Greenville
- Iva Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Iva
- Piedmont Post Acute in Piedmont
- Brookdale Assisted Living Facility in Anderson
- Condor Health in Anderson
- Easley Place Assisted Living Facility in Easley
- Fleetwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Assisted Living in Easley
“At no time during this period did Steele have the certifications, qualifications, or training required of a registered nurse,” the attorney general’s office said. “By holding herself out as having credentials she did not possess, Steele’s conduct resulted in a failure to provide adequate medical care and services to vulnerable adults and presented a substantial risk of causing physical or mental injuries to the residents under her care.”
Anderson is about 120 miles northwest of Columbia.
