A COUNTY carer has been given a lengthy warning on her record after shouting at residents and pulling another's arm.
Rebecca Greaves, who was working at Lammermuir House Care Home in Dunbar at the time, has been handed a 24-month warning for a number of incidents which occurred last year.
The SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council) published its findings on Thursday.
They noted that there was a "pattern of behaviour" of the carer "shouting or raising her voice" at vulnerable residents.
Documents released from a hearing conducted by the SSSC found that on May 8, 2023, Rebecca Greaves pulled the arm of a resident who was living with dementia.
On the same day, she shouted at the resident “move, I haven’t got time for this" or words to that effect, and said to another resident, also living with dementia, “I don’t have time for this” or words to that effect.
Resident's 'fault'
According to the SSSC, on or around June 13, 2023, she sat behind another resident when they were distressed instead of comforting them.
In addition to this, on or around June 20, 2023, while leaving her shift, she put her face in a resident's face and said “we’re all going home and you’re staying here” or words to that effect.
On or around June 25, 2023, in a raised voice, she said “you’ve got a watch on, that’s not yours” or words to that effect.
She was also found to have forcibly removed two napkins from a resident's bag.
She was sent home on the same day, with her pointing at a resident and shouting it was their “fault this had happened”, or words to that effect.
The SSSC left a statement on its verdict section saying: "There are ongoing public protection concerns. Your behaviour placed AA and BB at risk of harm. There is a pattern of behaviour in you shouting at, or raising your voice to, vulnerable residents.
"You were employed in social services for a period of around two years prior to the behaviour, with no previous concerns raised about your practice.
"However, you have not worked in social services since and the SSSC have no evidence of current practice. The risk of repetition of your behaviour appears to be moderate."
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