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Welsh nurse barred for life after taking £750,000 from care home resident
A nurse in Wales took £750,000 from a care home resident over six years.
The resident was 99, vulnerable after a fall and had no family; she has since died.
The nurse, Rebecca Louise Burwood, had been a manager at the care home and knew the woman before she moved in.
Burwood used her position of trust to get the woman to transfer money, which paid for items including a car and camper, home renovations and cosmetic procedures.
The regulator said Burwood also persuaded the woman to pay £29,000 for the vehicle and camper, claiming they would take trips together.
The UK nursing regulator barred Burwood for life for serious misconduct, so she cannot work as a nurse again.
Police investigated, but the woman viewed Burwood as a friend and believed she had learned from her mistakes; the sources give no further legal action.
Welsh nurse Rebecca Louise Burwood was barred for life from working as a nurse after taking £750,000 from a 99-year-old care home resident over six years.
The resident, who has since died, was vulnerable and relied on Burwood for social contact.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council said Burwood abused her position of trust and power.
The money was used for expenses including a car, a camper van, home renovations and cosmetic procedures.
Police investigated, but the resident did not want to take further action.
- Who
- Rebecca Louise Burwood, a nurse from Wales, and a 99-year-old care home resident.
- What
- Burwood took £750,000 from the resident and was barred for life from nursing.
- When
- Over a period of six years. The date of the NMC decision is not stated.
- Where
- A care home in Flintshire, Wales.
- Why
- Not stated. The money was used for personal expenses including a car, a camper van, renovations and cosmetic procedures.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Burwood took £750,000 from the resident.
The bank blocked the resident’s account.
Burwood went with the resident to the bank and tried to have the block lifted.
The regulator barred Burwood for life from working as a nurse.
- Nurse
- Rebecca Louise Burwood
- Amount taken
- £750,000
- Duration
- Six years
- Resident
- A 99-year-old woman, now deceased
- Regulator’s sanction
- Barred for life from nursing
- Location
- Flintshire, Wales
What people are saying
serious misconduct
morally reprehensible
almost blackmailed