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The daughter of a dementia patient who was allegedly punched and dragged around by his carer has spoken of her devastation.

Ayda Celine first noticed bruising on her dad David Nabulsi's body months ago, but claims she was told that he may have fallen.

But as the 82-year-old's condition deteriorated and he wouldn't be touched, leave his bedroom or eat, his daughter suspected something more sinister was happening.

Ayda installed a CCTV camera in her dad's room in a Bupa aged care facility in Seaforth, Sydney, Australia and was shocked by what she found.

Footage, which his daughter has made public, shows the pensioner being smacked with a shoe, dragged from his bed and shoved around while he lies there "helpless".

(Image: NSW POLICE) (Image: NSW POLICE) (Image: NSW POLICE)

"He was complaining about pain and when I took down his trousers I noticed dark, black bruising that had been there for a while," Ayda told 9 news.

"I was advised that he might have fallen, so I let it go".

She claimed her dad would be in a wet nappy for hours without anyone changing him.

And when his behaviour changed, she installed the camera in his room, saying she didn't trust he was being looked after.

(Image: NSW POLICE)

(Image: NSW POLICE)

Detective Acting Inspector Guy Magee of NSW Police told 9 news he found watching the footage disturbing, adding he couldn't imagine what it must be like for the family.

"It's cowardly, it's disgraceful," he said.

Prakash Paudyal, 35, was arrested and yesterday charged with two counts of common assault and use of an offensive weapon with intent to commit an indictable offence, 9 news reports.

(Image: NSW POLICE) (Image: NSW POLICE)

He had been working in two different facilities and has been sacked from both, local reports revealed.

The incidents allegedly happened between August 26 and August 29.

Health insurance provider Bupa, which manages the home, apologised for the incident.

It said in a statement: "Bupa takes the safety and wellbeing of its residents seriously and we are shocked and saddened by what has occurred at our Seaforth care home."