A Glasgow care worker has been struck off the register after turning up drunk at the homes of multiple care users and using abusive language.
Claire Anderson was employed as a support worker at AspireWest Housing Support Service in Glasgow when the incident took place on February 17, 2022.
Ms Anderson was found to have visited the homes of four separate care service users while drunk and behaved in a threatening way.
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She entered the home of one client to provide care who became so frightened they called a family friend for help and later the police, as Ms Anderson said "I'm not an a*****le" and "you made a c*** of me" to their friend.
Ms Anderson also went into the home of another service user without a scheduled visit and without their knowledge to take a bottle of wine out of their fridge that she had previously left there.
She also visited a third service user's home while drunk and "repeatedly massaged [their] head against [their] wishes" before visiting a fourth client at their home.
Ms Anderson has now been removed from the following a decision by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
The decision reads: "By attending the homes of people you support under the influence of alcohol you put them at risk of physical and emotional harm. Alcohol can impact your judgment and balance and meant that you were not able to carry out your duties in a safe manner.
"Your behaviour caused AA to feel scared in their own home where AA has the right to be supported safely by workers who they trust to help them. You also caused DD to become upset by discussing [redacted] and continued to do so even though DD was visibly upset.
"Social service workers must not abuse the trust placed in them by people they support. You entered BB’s house when not scheduled to do so and without letting BB know you were there so you could retrieve a bottle of wine. This could have caused BB to feel unsafe in their own home or at least confused about who was entering the house when there was not a visit due."
"It continued: "You used foul and abusive language in the presence of AA and towards AA’s friend who AA had called for support after you had been asked by AA to leave. You also continued to massage CC’s head and shoulders against their wishes. Your behaviour caused vulnerable people to feel scared and uncomfortable and could cause them to lose trust in the people employed to support them to do the things they cannot do for themselves."
Ms Anderson denied being under the influence of alcohol during the incident with the SSSC stating she "provided no insight, reflection or explanation for [her] behaviour".
The SSSC panel added: "Attending work under the influence of alcohol is serious behaviour and, in this case has resulted in a series of abusive, upsetting and unwanted behaviour towards people in your care and a member of the public. Your behaviour raises serious concerns about your values and is fundamentally incompatible with professional registration."
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