Care home resident left in his room for two hours after breaking hip as worker thought 'there was nothing wrong'

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An Ayrshire care home resident who fell and fractured his hip was left in his room for two and a half hours before an ambulance was called.

The incident took place Torrance Lodge Care Home in Riccarton Road, Hurlford, and has led to an East Ayrshire-based nurse facing misconduct charges.

According to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registered adult nurse, Noreen Thomson, did not “appropriately manage” the incident.Evidence was submitted claiming that Thomson instructed two care assistants to move the injured resident back to his room after his fall because “this had happened before” and “there was nothing wrong with him.”Thomson, it was said, also failed to record the fall in an incident report form.And when a second resident fell months later, Thomson again failed to record it in the care home’s Case Management System.Details of the incidents were revealed by the NMC, who launched an investigation into the events which took place in March and July 2020.According to the NMC, Thomson’s fitness to practise was impaired by way of “misconduct.”Admitting the charges, Thomson stated that a “stressful work situation” was one of the “triggers” for the way she behaved.In terms of the first resident’s fall, which took place on March 15, 2020 at 5.45pm, Thomson failed to contact the emergency services.It was only when another nurse, who had started their shift, that the emergency call was made.That call was made at 8.15pm — a full two and a half hours later.The NMC said: “On March 15, 2020 around 5.45pm a resident fell and fractured their hip.

You (Thomson) did not contact the emergency services and therefore this was not done until 2015 hours, when another nurse came on shift.“Also, you failed to complete the required