Why doesn't this article have a date written displayed? If it weren't for the comments, I wouldn't have a clue about how old it was (2014??)

I searched for "cloud" and got no hits -- confirming the obsolescence of the advice given. <smh>

I am the care manager to both my parents. I have a huge problem. That problem is that the cameras installed in my mothers house consistently reveal the same two issues With state funded caregiver and no one Can do anything about it. The solution has always been a revolving door of home attendants and agencies that quit. The two issues that the camera reveals is either that the home attendants aren’t doing their job and lie about that, then when they know they can’t get away with it they want out to then get placed somewhere with no camera where they can get away with it. The other issue is that when you can find someone that is a hard worker then they’re either lacking in skills to make appointments due to not speaking English or they are intimidated by my mothers dementia behaviors (Complaining, losing things then blaming etc). Or they’ll stop reminding her to take her meds to avoid conflict. Which means there is a lack of proper training and expectation. The solution that I’ve been given by case managers is to remove the cameras. But then I wouldn’t have seen the neglect that I often see by these caregivers. I’m afraid no one higher up is reporting these problems and that is the reason why the money gets collected and our old people are dying and no one seems to care.

Cameras should be legal in all 50 states asap! I cannot see my dad, has been in nursing home since 2017. The nursing home will not provide and or coordinate a way for me to actually see him. I live 1850 miles away and cannot afford to travel there. Now that the coronavirus has hit, no one can go and see him, not even family/close friends, he is cutoff from seeing anyone, this is just so wrong. It costs over $8000.00 a month, and I cannot see him, to see how he really is. Nursing home staff will not help with any technology to be able to see him, this is why cameras should be mandatory.

In Ohio, caregivers cannot just install cameras for their loved one. This needs to change!!

A smartphone with a LED flash is also effective with spotting regular CCTV cameras. A tiny red beam will reflect on your LED flash if indeed there is a hidden spy camera in your room. 
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Well, I've love the fact that I installed a camera in my home for monitoring my mom while I'm away at work. I just recently caught my caregiver on camera rolling a blunt in my home and stepping out to smoke it!!! I was watching the live video and could not believe my eyes! I called her an hour later after sending her a text and receiving no response and she was sleeping! It took two attempts of me calling to get her to answer the phone. I talked to her while watching the camera and she told me a lie of what she was doing why she didn't answer. Now, I can't trust anything she says anymore. I am looking for a replacement. And to say a little over 2 months ago I found the storage door trimmings with a burn when I returned home one day. Now I believe it was the caregiver out back smoking. And she told me some lie then that sounded plausible at the time.
My mother has dementia and some of the things my mom says, may have been true and I didn't take it to heed because of her disease.

We had my FIL in our home for 14 months. While my husband and I were at work, we had a caregiver come in the middle of the day to prepare lunch and MWF to assist with bathing. We installed an electronic lock that let us give each individual their own code and we used a trail cam (out in plain sight) aimed at the front entryway that took a snapshot once every 5 seconds. Between those two devices, we had a record of who came in and out and when. The trail cam also captured when FIL went past the entryway on the path from the living room to the bathroom, so we got some indication of his activity level.

It was useful when a substitute caregiver grossly overstated her hours spent in our home and even had charged for having taken him out for errands. Reality was she was there less than the scheduled time and she spent most of her time there standing in the front entry on her phone.

If any professional care provider doesn't understand that there are a whole lot of bad apples out there then they are probably either one of the bad apples or too naive to do the job. A good professional care provider would understand the families reluctance and that trust is earned. If he/she balks at the family have camera's around...get another care provider ASAP.

My mother was in the dementia care unit of a "beautiful" assisted living facility for 5 months. Within the first month she had declined noticeably - she would shut down emotionally and by the fourth month she had stopped talking to me - she had trouble staying awake to eat, would not participate in any activities, etc. etc. I put a camera in her room to see if she was interacting any better with the staff - and unfortunately I discovered that one of the regular aides was being abusive towards her - cursing at her - being rough with her when dressing/undressing/toileting. No wonder she was trembling all the time. The administrators would tell me it was just "her disease" but when I showed them the video they had no excuses. My poor mom. I brought her back home with round-the-clock care through an agency and she stopped trembling within 3 days. Now three months later her dementia is worsening, but she is alert, comfortable and well-cared for. I do not have a camera in the house because I can tell that her caregiver and she have a good, trusting relationship. Follow your instincts if you think something is wrong!

Yes to camera's hands down!! It's not like you are going to put it on facebook or utube! It is for the primary caregiver only to review and monitor. Signs posted at door that room in being monitored. It should be a choice for everyone. Person who posted about third shift is so right!! During the day when they know people are coming in and out such a pretty picture. But after the doors are locked and visiting hours over, it is not such a pretty picture at many facilities. The problem is also that some families don't want to know anything that leaves them to believe that their loved ones are not being cared for and would have to put more time into making sure they are. It's easier to just believe that they are getting good care.

Camera's if used professionally and are strategically placed in common area's only would be most beneficial, I don't work with the elderly in homes but I do work with people in mental and physical disabilities and its just an over all plus for accountability reasons. I do in home health care so no facilities involved its all in regular homes and if placed in common area's not bathroom or bedrooms not only is it preventing possible harm to the ones we take care of but for the staff as well. paper and/or electronic documentation is alright but that's all hearsay, thus all circumstantial evidence that someone could have lied or left out info on, that someone that may or may not have good work ethics is typing and or writing down. But as an individual rights are concerned allow them the option of weather or not to have one installed or pre post before they enter into the facility and tell them they have camera's in common area's and allow them the choice to have one in their rooms or not that should be a families/individuals choice.

Body cams would show accidental falls. That would actually protect staff - of false claims of abuse. Yes elderly can be very trying. Why it takes patient caring staff.
When these for profit homes expect one indiviual to take on 20 + a shift what kind care you think yours is getting ?

All I got is bring it on! My daughter a CNA - new out of HS. 2 weeks on job - Guess what NOthing has change ! I guess I need get off my axx And make this aware Or do all these people / dump parents/ and walk away!!

Jartar comments : To this person Why would cameras bother you - as a staff person
Less your what? I work in a building full of cameras. For yeah theft prevention. Live by the 10.

Your parent - signs dementia
Alt.. so easy for staff say it was there delusion - This is a major issue- Sedating too the point shuts them down- spent week in ICU - on life support ! Like I did- Oh why I couldnt take care of my mom - Single mom with a kid -I gave all I could to take care of her. No support _ They pay nursing homes $6K-low end on Medicad - yeah all She had went to state - A house Paid for over 40 yrs !! But as said pay sports players millions - pay someone sheet to take care of mom dad - Really If your still reading this god bless!

Yes - Items stolen- bruises-
yes question ALL!! Cameras need to be mandatory! - They have in child care centers! And ?

No it protects the ones abusing !

I worked in a Nursing Home!! yes cameras should be mandatory!!! If you think your parents ( as one comment lose their dignity) they dont need too be there yet! I also feel Baseball Football players make alot of money ! Yet they pay CNA 's min. The people taking care of your loved ones! Day shift all looks good. GO visit the third shift!!!! All I have. I guarantee When I was 11pm-7 am No worries That is a very special patience position . And they pay next to a job with less stress to a burger joint!!! If u can /have time go all hours of day and dont let staff your on way . This is a big time - $$ for the investors - Fine - pay for good help

I would like to have one out up for a short time only..she has feel several times..but I don't know where to start looking for one or someone..any suggestions..my sister and I have to know for sure...

My mother keeps saying more goes on than what we know..she also exaggerates. I would like to know for sure she is ok. Had sever RA and other health issues..everyone is nice...but..I want a camera for a short period of time to monitor from My house..an hour away..any suggestions? Thank you..

Safety or privacy? I choose safety - anything to prevent abuse, especially sexual assault! Without cameras, these low paid workers think they can get away with sickening behaviors. I feel so much pain and sadness for the victims and their families. I don't know if I could trust a nursing home anymore after this news investigation.

cnn.com/ interactive/2017/02/health/nursing-home-sex-abuse-investigation/

My one and only concern is my Loved ones safety. Even in a Acute Care Hospital being taken to have a Cat Scan mine has been hurt. If I had not been with him at one such Cat Scan he would have been hit in the temple with a floating 4 way plug hanging from the ceiling...So Body Camś Nanny Cams, What-ever cams. Need to watch the people handling your loved one period.

What about the use of body cameras by staff at the facility especially during probabtionary periods. Our elderly are going to have falls and injuries that could be easily misinterpreted. Or maybe a audio recording triggered by noise in the room. I know if it was me as the caregiver I would not want to be filmed with residents all the time. In some cases it is warranted but thank goodness most of the time it is not.

i like all comments but no one talks about staff privacy , where staff rights, young girls doing nursing jobs, aide,psw jobs , if someone editing this video then whose take responsibilities. think about that

I agree the elderly are not children, but those that are being bathed and dressed and fed by strangers are in a similar situation as an infant. All needs are being met by strangers that are paid to care for our loved ones. Cameras should be installed in every nursing home room and all common areas as a matter of transparency. I think most caring individuals that have a loved one in a nursing home would agree. They are already, if aware, humiliated. Image the nightmare of foreign workers laughing at your parent and worse yet striking them? I think if all employee's were made aware they would have no choice but to act more professionally and do the job hand. Video would not be public. It would merely be to get a second video taped opinion that tells the truth.

@montana1122--Did you take your father home then, and set up the cameras? Or is he there and you put cameras in the nursing home! Confused.

I think you weigh the safety/dignity subject well in this article. If the resident or patient prefers not to be on camera and can voice that right, then I can see how the camera is not an option. I would opt for a camera during the night hours especially for my mother who has dementia and is in a facility. I don't think people will stop the physical visits because, after all, you can't monitor their health through the camera and nurses have to take blood pressure, check vitals every day. I see a lot of cover up at the facility where my mother is. I never get a straight answer to the way she fell or how she got a bruise on her arm. I also think watching caregivers on camera may help education on certain tasks. I know in education it is nerve-wracking to be observed constantly but I will tell you it certainly improves practice on many levels and keeps things professional. It also catches all the good stuff! I personally witness some caregivers change my mom so swiftly and effortlessly so much so that she pats them on the cheek and smiles. Others cause her anguish, pain and embarassment. I'd like those caregivers to see the difference. If the camera is placed in the resident's room and the caregiver is aware they are on camera, I do not think it violates HIPPA.

We have been in the two most prominent nursing facilities in the Dallas Texas area. Now, Dallas County Ombudsman office actually advised me to look at Tarrant Count Facilities. I stayed with my Father EVERY Night. If for one second anyone thinks these places are what they are Curbside Appealed to look like please take a deeper look! His finger was broken, his head was bashed into the bed, he was dropped, bruised and literally left in his Wheelchair for hours in his room with no-one coming to check. So I was the Monitor, with such an influx of immigrants coming into our nation and so many of them are shown that the Medical Field is where the money is, these bigger places recruit them and send them to finishing school and a 1 week program, and then put them in charge of our loved ones. Your loved ones base caregiver is the least paid at the Facility. Turn-over rates are high as when the people see what's actually going on they decide to further their own education. They all run 10-15 patients to one Aide. Alot of the Aides don't speak good English. Now granted there are a lot of good Aides. But the best ones have gone into Private Duty Care as they can't tolerate the compassion levels at the facility's. I have SEEN a lot over the last two years spending the night and listening and talking to the people at the forefront of our Elder care. I have Nanny Cams set up now in their home. It allows me to know exactly what goes on with his care. I watch the CNA's so I can see how compassionate they are with him when he goes into Sundowners, I watch them to make sure they keep our schedule and do what I ask. And I have caught several who passed back-ground checks and passed thru a probation period only to leave him dirty or wet and do as they please. So I highly recommend the use of them. But use the ones that are not connected to the Internet if your concerns or of privacy....you can look at them yourself and erase what you don't want....

i think anything to increase safety is a great thing

Carol, I was thinking event-based cameras (not sure the real name) would be the solution where the individuals are represented as bumps on a grid. The bigger the person, the bigger the bump. This is similar to a radar system so there is no actual video. With this camera system, movements can be monitored but you can't see details such as abuse or what caused a fall. So after reading your article, I now don't think this solution would have enough benefits unless you simply want to follow the person’s movements or lack there of.