A Bromley care home said it is pleased to see a nurse held accountable after she was caught stealing Chanel perfume and bank cards from residents. 

A misconduct hearing was told that Michelle Mercedes Stampp-Nix raided the bags and cupboards of vulnerable residents at Sundridge Court Nursing Home. 

Mrs Stampp-Nix was caught when her car boot was searched and on February 16, 2024, she was banned from the nursing profession. 

A spokesperson for Sundridge Court Nursing Home said: “While this incident took place under previous ownership, we welcome the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s decision and are pleased to see that Mrs Stampp-Nix has been held professionally accountable for her actions. 

 “Mrs Stampp-Nix was employed by an external agency and only worked one shift at our home.

"As soon as concerns about Mrs Stampp-Nix were raised with our Home Manager, immediate action was taken to report her to the police and follow all best practice safeguarding procedures. 

 “The safety and wellbeing of our residents remains our absolute priority. We will never tolerate this kind of behaviour and will always take robust action to protect the best interests of everyone in our care.” 

In February 2021 agency worker Mrs Stampp-Nix attended the home for the first time to carry out a night shift.  

The manager of the care home raised concerns about her behaviour and suspected she was stealing things.  

The deputy manager, who was called to the home at 6am in the morning to investigate, said: “While we went to check her car, in her car boot there were many bags and items.  

“I firstly noticed in one of her bags a Chanel No.5 perfume which I knew belonged to one of our residents.  

“I then ask her to bring everything out of the car including the bags. While I checked the bags, I found more items from our residents (with labels on them), like clothing, toiletries and bank cards." 

The deputy manager said that after this, Mrs Stampp-Nix pulled the staff iPad out of her bag and put it back on the side in the nurse's station.  

The NMC misconduct hearing found these accusations proved.  

Mrs Stampp-Nix did not attend the hearing.  

The NMC had also found that Mrs Stampp-Nix had made three medication errors during her shift – failing to administer medication to two residents and administering two tablets instead of one tablet to another resident.  

It concluded that Mrs Stampp-Nix must be banned from working in the profession and therefore a striking off order was made.