A tragedy-hit care home which has seen 16 deaths in the coronavirus crisis allowed a wife to visit her husband despite a lock-down being in place, it is claimed.
19.03.2020 - 15:01 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A carer who made cruel remarks in a WhatsApp group about the people she was looking after has been given a warning by a watchdog.
Jessica Moore made fun of one service user’s weight and compared her to a “pufferfish” and said another with a skin condition looked like a “dalmatian” while employed as a support at home worker for Avenue Care Services in Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross.
Moore also insulted the family of another vulnerable person.
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) said she
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