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A carer who was secretly filmed mocking and threatening an elderly bedbound man with dementia has been struck off.
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Amina Sani was found to have threatened the 81-year-old with police and threatened to hit him when he became distressed and lashed out at the prospect of being showered against his will.
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he → find → will
The Nigerian worker went on to carry out the man's intimate personal care while a cleaner held his arms down.
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cleaner → go → arms
The incidents at Castlehill Care Home in Inverness on 10 April last year came to light after the resident's daughter installed a secret camera in his room due to concerns over his care.
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daughter → come → care
The footage was later featured in a BBC documentary into care standards at Castlehill, in which families accused the home of "cruelty" and "neglect".
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families → feature → cruelty
Sani's legal representative told a Scottish Social Services Council misconduct hearing that she had not been trained properly in what was her first job in the UK.
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what → tell → UK
Namatirai Chipere said her client was a victim of problems in the social care system herself.
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client → say → system
However, hearing chairman Iain Burke said the incidents were a "significant abuse of trust and power" for which she had shown no insight or remorse.
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He said her attitude and behaviour were "fundamentally incompatible" with registration as a social care worker.
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attitude → say → worker
In a statement, the home's owner - Morar Living - said it acted promptly when concerns were brought to its attention.
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concerns → say → attention
It said there was "no truth" in Sani's claim that she was not trained properly.
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she → say → claim
Castlehill, now renamed Morar Highland, was graded "good" in its most recent care inspection.
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Castlehill → rename → inspection
The panel was shown video footage covering a period of more than 20 minutes, in which Sani repeatedly tells the man that he was to be showered.
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he → show → man
He can be heard screaming "no" and "leave me alone", before swearing at Sani and another carer.
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He → hear → Sani
The pair can be seen laughing during the encounter.
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pair → see → encounter
During evidence at the hearing, the man's daughter Su Christie, said her father, a former merchant navy crewman, had a lifelong fear of showers due to a childhood trauma.
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father → say → trauma
Following the judgement, she said: "You could tell by the things he was doing, the things he was saying, that his distress was growing and growing throughout that interaction and there was no attempt to bring him down or de-escalate him whatsoever.
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distress → follow → him
"He didn't know what was going on.
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He's a confused 81-year-old man living with dementia.
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He → live → dementia
I was in shock because, although I knew there were issues, I didn't expect to see that.
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It was very distressing to watch."
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The panel ruled Sani told Christie's father: "We will call the police and they will take you to court" and, referring to a male cleaner, "do you think that man is going to hit you?" or words to that effect.
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man → rule → effect
She also pulled his duvet off without any warning, causing him to become distressed and agitated.
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him → pull → warning
Delivering the panel's judgment, the chairman said: "We agree with your solicitor's submissions that you were let down by your employer, and there is little doubt that there was institutional failure.
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None of the failures you have highlighted absolve you from your personal responsibility as a registered social care worker.
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It is clear throughout the video clips that you did not show any kindness or compassion to the resident.
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you → show → resident
At one point you and your colleague can be seen laughing in response to something the resident says or does.
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resident → see → something
"It does not appear to us to be laughing with the resident, but it appears more disrespectful in nature.
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it → appear → nature
We find that the resident suffered harm and you did not respect his dignity."
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you → find → dignity
Burke added that the panel felt Sani's treatment of the man was "not something that could be remediated with training" as it reflected her attitude.
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It also noted she failed to use any de-escalation techniques.
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In closing submissions, Sani's legal representative said her client wished to apologise to the family.
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client → close → family
Christie, who moved her father into a new home shortly after the incident, said: "I think it was the right decision.
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Whilst the panel did comment on institutional failures, this hearing is about her own personal accountability.
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hearing → comment → accountability
And I think it sends the message that personal accountability matters.
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accountability → think → message
In a care setting, people living with dementia, like my father, should be treated with respect, dignity, and patience and courtesy.
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people → live → respect
They should be treated as human beings and that's all I was asking for."
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A hearing to decide sanctions over the behaviour of carer Oluwabunmi Salami, involving the same man, continues.
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hearing → decide → man
Earlier in the hearing, Salami admitted allegations that she raised and lowered the man's bed without warning, causing him distress.
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she → admit → distress
A spokesperson for Morar Living said: "There is no truth in Amina Sani's claim that she was not trained properly by Morar.
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