Care home deputy struck off after taking £750,000 from resident
Rebecca Louise Burwood, a former deputy manager at Bryn Yr Haul Care Home in Mold, has been struck off after a tribunal found she financially abused a 99-year-old resident. The case matters because Burwood was in a position of trust and had obtained lasting power of attorney while the woman was vulnerable and without family support.
The tribunal heard that the woman signed over her home, valued at £400,000, and that Burwood withdrew about £160,000 in cash between 2017 and 2023. It also heard that £370,000 was taken over five years and spent on items including cosmetic surgery, a car, a campervan and home improvements; Burwood said the cash was used for charitable donations, but kept no records. Police investigated but took no further action after the woman declined to make a complaint.
- Care home deputy manager Rebecca Burwood has been struck off.
- A 99-year-old resident signed over her £400,000 home.
- The tribunal heard £370,000 was taken over five years.
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Lasting power of attorney is a legal arrangement that lets someone make decisions or manage money for a person who cannot do so themselves. The person appointed must act in the other person’s interests and keep their money separate from their own.
Care home staff may support residents who need help with daily life, but they are not automatically entitled to control residents’ finances. Safeguards such as clear records and independent oversight can help protect people who may be vulnerable or lack family support.
The case involves a former deputy manager at a care home in Mold and a resident who was 99. A tribunal can consider whether a care worker is fit to practise and can remove them from the professional register; that process is separate from a police investigation.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Care home boss who swindled ‘vulnerable’ 99-year-old out of £750,000 that she spent on cosmetic surgery, house extension, car and camper van is struck off”.