london an indianorigin nursemanager of a care home in sussex has been banned from the profession after a regulating body found several instances of poor maintenance under her supervisionthe nursery and midwifery council nmc panel has struck off ramdai singh 48 who worked as manager in the elmer sands nursing home in bognor regis west sussex for flagrant disregard for basic nursing principlesunder singhs supervision a 70yearold dementia sufferer reportedly lost weight after being fed a diet of tea chocolate and a drink supplement in a urinesoaked room a disciplinary hearing of the panel was toldsingh was yesterday found guilty of misconduct by the nmc for displaying a flagrant disregard for basic nursing principles and for failing to ensure the nursing home was a safe environment by allowing staff to work before appropriate checks were carried out leaving food in the fridge unlabelled and uncovered and leaving a toilet to leakher actions and failures were found to be incompatible with being allowed to continue practising as a nurse the regulator ruled according to a report in the daily mailsingh was the manager between may 2004 and november 2006 of the care home that caters for elderly people with dementia and other agerelated ailmentspanel chairman paul hindley said we consider her actions and omissions represent gross neglectthe failures were extensive and undoubtedly had an effect on elderly and vulnerable patients and have shown a flagrant disregard for basic nursing principlesthis is a case where patients have been put at serious risk and the reputation of the profession has been brought into disreputethe owners of elmer sands husband and wife ashraff and khairool jaddoo were struck off the nursing register in february 2006 after the appalling conditions were revealed