Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRegistered nurse Rossitsa Petkova has been struck off the professional register (Alamy/PA)Registered nurse Rossitsa Petkova has been struck off the professional register following a Nursing and Midwifery Council misconduct panel. The tribunal found eight allegations proven against Ms Petkova regarding incidents at Castleford House Nursing Home in Chepstow between January and October 2023. Among the misconduct, she claimed a resident with dementia did not require a birthday cake because they would not remember it, suggesting staff eat it instead. Further proven allegations included shouting at residents to shut up and telling one resident their daughter would not visit unless they finished their dinner. The panel concluded that Ms Petkova showed a deep-seated dismissive attitude and no remorse, making a striking-off order necessary to protect public confidence. In fullCare home nurse struck off after saying resident with dementia did not need birthday cakeMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Care home nurse who claimed dementia resident did not need a birthday cake struck off
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRegistered nurse Rossitsa Petkova has been struck off the professional register (Alamy/PA)Registered nurse Rossitsa Petkova has been struck off the professional register following a Nursing and Midwifery Council misconduct panel. The tribunal found eight allegations proven against Ms Petkova regarding incidents at Castleford House Nursing Home in Chepstow between January and October 2023. Among the misconduct, she claimed a resident with dementia did not require a birthday cake because they would not remember it, suggesting staff eat it instead. Further proven allegations included shouting at residents to shut up and telling one resident their daughter would not visit unless they finished their dinner. The panel concluded that Ms Petkova showed a deep-seated dismissive attitude and no remorse, making a striking-off order necessary to protect public confidence. In fullCare home nurse struck off after saying resident with dementia did not need birthday cakeMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
