A Stirling care home employee who left a resident unattended and in a distressed state as his call bell had been disconnected was this week fined a total of £790.
Fifty-eight-year-old carer Angela Carson had admitted ill treatment or wilful neglect of the man, who was in his fifties, under the Health (Scotland) Act 2016. Not guilty pleas to two further ill treatment charges – involving men aged 93 and 76 – on the same date had been accepted by the Crown.
The man had been shouting for assistance without any response overnight between March 26 and 27 at the William Simpson Home, Old Plean, which caters for a range of health issues.
