AN ELDERLY woman was found bruised and distressed after a male OAP got into her room at a Glasgow care home.

The care worker who was in charge when the incident happened, Sandra Appiah, has been struck off by social work watchdogs after she failed to raise the alarm.

The incident happened at the privately-run Ailsa Craig care home in the Cessnock area of the city.

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A charge found proved by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) states that the care worker failed to report to the charge nurse that a male resident had been in the elderly woman’s bedroom.

She also failed to alert the nurse that the women had bruising to both eyes and the side of her face and that she had been unable to wash the woman because she was so distressed.

An inquiry by the SSSC found the care worker had also used company taxis for her own private use and lied on time sheets and had been involved in three disciplinary hearings in a year by her employer.

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The home was under the ownershipr of Bupa when the incident happened but has now been taken over by the HC-One group.

In a statement the SSSC said: “The allegations are at the higher end of the scale of serious behaviours due to the neglect of AA in particular, as well as your dishonesty.

“Vulnerable adults have the right to expect that the care they receive from social service workers, in whom they place their trust and confidence, will protect them from harm.

“By failing to report a serious adult protection concern, and in turn neglecting a resident who was in a vulnerable situation with bruising on her eye, you placed the resident at risk of harm.

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“Such behaviour also constituted a failure in your duty of care, putting residents at risk of harm through negligence.”

The incident involving the elderly woman happened on or around July 5, 2016.

A spokesman for HC-One said: “The individual in question has never been an HC-One employee, having left the employment of the previous owners, Bupa, five months prior to us taking over management of the home in late 2017.

“Under HC-One’s guidance, Ailsa Craig care home has now been rated ‘Very Good’ by the Care Inspectorate (March 2018) and our current staff team remains committed to delivering the kindest care to Residents.

“We are exceptionally proud of the care and support we provide, and strongly support the role of the SSSC in ensuring care workers in Scotland meet the highest standards.”