Cruel carer who took Snapchat of vulnerable OAP on toilet struck off | UK – Daily Express

MacLennan was banned from the profession (Image: ) A heartless Scottish caregiver who taunted an elderly patient by snapping a demeaning photo of them on the toilet has been banned from the profession. Cara MacLennan, 20, struck a disrespectful pose next to the senior citizen and flashed a “v” for victory sign during her stint at Eilean Dubh Care Home in Fortrose, back in February last year. Hailing from Fortrose in the Highlands, MacLennan took to Snapchat to share the image, captioning it with a mocking “can’t see me ha ha ha” and “doesn’t know what I’m doing”. The disparaging snapshot was further spread by one of her friends onto Facebook, catching viral attention. The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) subsequently stripped MacLennan of her caring credentials, condemning her conduct as “abuse”. A published ruling on Monday condemned MacLennan’s actions starkly: “You have taken a selfie photograph of a resident and thereafter added derogatory remarks about her, before sending this to a friend via a social media platform.” It continued with a stern reprimand: “Your behaviour of sending the photograph had consequences, whereby these were posted by a third person on a public Facebook page which caused concern to the
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