I want to report care home to care inspectorate but fearful I’ll lose employment

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I have worked part time in a small private care home for six months and I am on a zero hours contract. I have witnessed what I would class as abuse, not the physical type, but the removal of personal items as punishment for not doing as they are told, shouting a residents, withdrawing care, removing choice, threatening to remove their pet and so on. They always seem to focus on one poor lady in particular because she is classed as ‘challenging’. I have raised it with the manager and he doesn’t see it as abusive, and thinks that actions should have consequences but it goes against all the training I’ve received. I want to report but I am frightened of losing my only income as they could just stop offering me shifts (zero hour contract) and it’s a small staff team so pretty sure they would know it was me. Feel so sad and helpless.

Surely you have duty of candour in Scotland?
And safeguarding? You could just report anonymously to the adult safeguarding team. I don’t know the Scottish system but in England it is pretty clear that you must report safeguarding concerns.

It's awful but you have to report. My mum used to work in care homes and had to do this sometimes she never lost her job. Aren't you protected by whistleblowing policy. Haven't read whole thread

Absolutely report .
if you feel you cannot then ring adult social Care making anonymous safeguarding referal .
i would and have done both . It worked . I coukd not live with myself if i didnt . I did not get any hassle . They cant know who reported them .. onky suspect .