A CARER who shouted "your mum's dead" at a confused resident and left another lying naked on a bed has been struck off by a watchdog. 

Denise Connor was employed at Beechwood Care Home, in Wishaw, when she mistreated the women during a shift in May last year. 

A panel found her behaviour was an "abuse of trust" and placed the residents at "risk of physical and emotional harm".

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Connor was also judged to to have acted inappropriately to three other women, mimicking one, telling another "don’t give me attitude because I will give you it right back worse", and bursting into a woman's room in the middle of the night. 

Her alarming behaviour was reported and she was hauled in front of the Scottish Social Services Council, with the watchdog banning her from the profession. 

A decision notice said that while Connor was an “experienced, well trained member of staff”, she had shown no insight in relation to her shocking behaviour.

The panel stated: “The behaviour amounts to a significant abuse of trust of your employer, the residents involved and their families.

“These residents were particularly vulnerable and had no option but to trust that you would provide them with the care and assistance they required, and act in a caring manner towards them.

“Your failure to do so amounts to an abuse of the trust placed in you.

"Your behaviour as described in relation to (the residents) was abusive and placed them at risk of physical and emotional harm.

“The conduct is very serious in that you failed to provide an acceptable level of care to a number of different service users for a sustained period over the course of a shift. This suggests a possible attitudinal issue.

“You have shown remorse to your employer for the behaviour you accepted however you did not provide any comment to the SSSC during the course of our investigation. No insight has been shown in relation to the behaviour.

“You have been a registered worker with the SSSC since 2018 and no other serious concerns have been raised about your practice.

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“However, the lack of insight shown has resulted in the SSSC concluding that there is a risk of repetition of your behaviour.

“The SSSC considers that a removal order is the most appropriate sanction as it is both necessary and justified in the public interest and to maintain the continuing trust and confidence in the social service profession and the SSSC as the regulator of the profession.”

A Holmes Care Group, which runs Beechwood, said: "The health, safety and well-being of residents is our number one priority.

“The actions of this individual were clearly unacceptable and go against everything we stand for as an organisation.

"We are grateful to the diligent team member who rightfully raised these concerns through our whistleblowing structure. As soon as these concerns were brought to light, the individual was immediately suspended. Following a thorough investigation, she was dismissed and reported, with all relevant authorities kept informed throughout.

“Staff practice is regularly reviewed to ensure that an incident of this nature does not occur again, and that our residents continue to receive the best possible care.”