A carer let a resident eat their breakfast with their hands caked in human faeces.

Kevin Hollett has been hit with a warning and was let go of his role after failing to clean the vulnerable woman while employed by Westerton Care Home in Bearsden.

The care assistant’s behaviour took place around March 17, 2020 and has now resulted in a stain on his Scottish Social Service Council (SSSC) registration for a period of 12 months.

The actions were “deliberate” and have been branded as “serious and degrading” as it put the woman at physical and emotional risk.

Hollett has now recognised the seriousness of the behaviour and apologised for the “isolated incident”.

The SSSC report stated: “Social service workers are expected to work in a safe and effective manner and respect and maintain the dignity of the service users they care for.

“Service users, their families and employers have the right to expect that they will be looked after by those trusted with their care and wellbeing, often at a time in their lives when they are at their most vulnerable.

“You failed to clean a resident’s hands of faeces and allowed her to eat breakfast when you knew they were covered in faeces.

“Your behaviour was deliberate as you could have prevented the resident from eating breakfast with faeces on her hands.

“Such behaviour is serious, degrading and breached the trust placed in you by the service user, her family and your employer.

“Your actions also placed the service user at risk of physical harm due to the risk of infection and risk of emotional harm.

“We need to find your fitness to practise impaired to make sure you don’t let this happen again.

“This will protect the public.”

The report added: “Your behaviour is serious and although an isolated incident, falls below the standard expected of registered workers.

“The SSSC has a duty to uphold proper standards of conduct and behaviour from social service workers.

“Registration with the SSSC provides members of the public with assurances that the SSSC is satisfied that you are fit to practise.

“Due to the seriousness of your behaviour, a finding of impairment is necessary to maintain public confidence in the integrity of the register and in the SSSC as a regulator.”

A spokesperson for the care home said: “Mr Hollett is no longer an employee at the home. 

"We immediately suspended him following the incident and referred him to the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). 

"The health and wellbeing of our residents is our absolute priority, and we will always act to put their interests first.”