Staff at a care home have been suspended over footage showing them doing wheelies in a wheelchair and dancing on furniture at a VE Day party.
Footage showed a number of workers partying in the kitchen and communal area of Stoneleigh Care Home in Oldham, Greater Manchester, on Friday May 8, according to The Mirror.
In the clip, one person can be seen whipping across the floor on a frame supposed to be used by one of the home's frail residents.
That staff member is then is filmed sitting in a wheelchair while another helps her do a wheelie.
Around a dozen others also party round a room and dance on chairs.
The clip, branded as "unacceptable" by a local councillor.
Now those involved have been suspended and residents will undergo precautionary Covid-19 tests.
In a statement the council said: "Oldham Safeguarding Partnership has launched an investigation into a local care home after a video was published on social media showing staff behaving in an unacceptable manner.
"As part of safeguarding measures that have been put in place, all staff involved have been suspended by the care home while the investigation is being carried out.
"The area has been closed off to residents while a deep clean is carried out.
"As a precaution, all residents will be tested for the coronavirus."
The council is also reviewing the infection prevention measures of the private care home run by Master Palm Properties Ltd.
Councillor Zahid Chauhan, cabinet member for health and social care, said: "The immediate launch of our safeguarding procedures shows you just how seriously we are treating this.
"The scenes showed in video footage are totally unacceptable.
"Our focus is the safety of all residents and to ensure that the care delivered at the home is of the highest possible standard."
The home, converted from a large former private residence, cares for 24 elderly people, including some living with dementia.
