A carer has been banned from working within the trade over plenty of abusive jibes – together with saying a colleague ought to eat a salad attributable to their weight and mocking a resident’s accent.
Audrey Haswell additionally laughed whereas intentionally spraying water in a resident’s face whereas serving to them bathe.
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) criticised Ms Haswell for her behaviour and dominated that her health to practise was impaired.
The care watchdog branded the bathe incident “abusive and cruel”, including: “Your behaviour also put [the resident] at risk of physical harm because this could make them fearful to request help with personal care and put their health and wellbeing at risk.
“This behaviour falls far beneath the appropriate normal of care anticipated of a social service employee.”
Ms Haswell’s misconduct happened at Parkhouse Manor Care Home in Glasgow between April and October 2022.
On one event she was mentioned to have shouted at a colleague in entrance of different residents within the lounge space.
In response to a different colleague storing meals for a co-worker, she reportedly mentioned: “It’s a salad she needs, you seen the size of her.”
Speaking about the identical colleague in entrance of residents and visiting relations within the lounge space, she acknowledged: “We are on with the worst nurse.”
In response to a resident threatening to “batter” her, she replied: “I’ve never been battered before in my life so you can try it.”
Ms Haswell additionally advised one other resident “I don’t speak Punjabi or Hindu” after which went on to mock the lady by imitating her accent and talking nonsensical phrases.
The SSSC mentioned the behaviour was “racist”.
The watchdog mentioned: “You made racist and derogatory comments about a resident and you mocked [the woman’s] spoken language and accent.
“Your behaviour was racist in addition to insulting to a resident of a special cultural background which is unacceptable in any circumstances.”
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Ms Haswell was mentioned to have demonstrated no perception or regret for her actions, so the watchdog concluded there was a danger of comparable behaviour being repeated.
The SSSC mentioned: “You have acted in an emotionally abusive manner towards residents and colleagues.
“You have intentionally sought to trigger emotional and bodily hurt to a weak service person by spraying water on their face.
“Your behaviour, as stated, is fundamentally incompatible with the values of the profession.”
In conclusion, the watchdog mentioned a elimination order was the “most appropriate sanction” to keep up the “continuing trust and confidence in the social service profession and the SSSC as the regulator of the profession”.
The elimination order got here into impact on Thursday.
Source: information.sky.com”