A former Shelby County home healthcare operator has been charged with TennCare fraud and theft following an investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division.

Investigators say Elexis Braswell, the former operator of Tender Loving Care (also known as Elizabeth Home Care), fraudulently billed TennCare for services between July 2018 and August 2021, even when patients were hospitalized and not receiving home care. The scheme cost the state thousands of dollars, TBI reports.

A Shelby County Grand Jury indicted Braswell in April 2025 on one count each of TennCare Fraud ($2,500–$10,000) and Theft of Property ($2,500–$10,000). She was arrested on October 14 and booked into the Shelby County Jail on a $20,000 bond.

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