Inverness care worker struck off after threatening resident with dementia

The incidents took place at Castlehill Care Home in Inverness on 10 April 2025. The resident’s daughter, Su Christie, had installed a camera in his room because she was concerned about his care. Footage shown to a misconduct panel covered more than 20 minutes in which Amina Sani repeatedly told the man he was to be showered while he objected. Sani and another carer laughed during the encounter, and a cleaner held his arms down while Sani carried out intimate personal care. [1]

The panel found that Sani threatened to call the police and have the man taken to court. It also found that she asked whether a male cleaner was going to hit him. Christie told the hearing that her father had a lifelong fear of showers linked to childhood trauma. Panel chairman Iain Burke said the resident had suffered harm and his dignity had not been respected. [1]

Sani’s legal representative said she had not been properly trained in her first UK job. Burke accepted that her employer had let her down and that there had been institutional failure, but said she remained personally responsible. The care home’s owner, Morar Living, disputed the training claim and said it had investigated concerns and made referrals to the relevant bodies. Castlehill is now called Morar Highland. [1]