You want to put up a “spy” camera, is that it? Not so fast….
Residents & staff of a NH have an expectation of privacy. For residents, it is their home; for staff, they should be fully aware of how security is set up for the facility & even if they work there there still is a level of privacy expected (like no cameras in bathroom/toilet), plus conversation recordings have to be stopped if involving HIPPA. Facilities already have cameras on entry/exits, nurses stations, parking lot and have signs up for this. BUT Some states (OH, TX among others) are now allowing for a resident or their POA to have a security camera placed in the residents room BUT the resident or their POA will - at their expense- have to post that surveillance is set up. If there is a roommate, they or their POA has to allow for this as well and in writing. If the roommate will not allow the camera, then the facility has to do “reasonable accommodations” to move your family member to another room.
If grandma is on LTC Medicaid, Medicaid requires a shared room so the NH will have to find a resident also on LTC Medicaid who is agreeable & in writing to have the surveillance camera up. Good luck on that happening, lol. The facility will want the footage accounted for which seems to mean that the surveillance is done by a security company and this too is at your expense.
So long story short, you don’t get to just placed a camera into a stuffed animal or hidden in a lamp finial and watch the activity in & out of grannies room on your iPad; you do that and it’s found, expect that the NH can & will use this as a pretext to ask your granny to move and within 30 days as there likely is something in her admissions contract as to use or placement of surveillance items. If you are not your grandmothers POA and do this and camera discovered, whomever is her POA will be very very not happy as they will be stuck with having to deal with the repercussions.
A NH is not a public space, like a park or street, where security cameras or photographs are allow to capture images without expectation of privacy.
Make sure you are aware of any laws in your state, or rules in the nursing home, regarding the use of such a system (It is likely ok to use it). You don't want to inadvertently get in trouble over it
I can only attest to the efficacy of the "RING" system. My daughters have it at their homes and it really helps to keep track of the small stuff (is the garage closed? What's that in the backyard?" "Who is at the front door"--and they love them.
My SIL bought us one for a housewarming gift. Although it's quite techie, it's far from being too hard for him to install.
Also, evdiently, if we want this feature we can unlock the house from a distance with the use of our phones (great, one more thing I can't figure out!) :)
For use in a NH, to basically watch G-ma, you probably need to see what the Nh will allow. They may feel uncomfortable with a really high tech system 'watching' them. IDK.
Maybe something as simple as a baby monitor would help. Much cheaper and a great hands-off approach to monitoring.
Residents & staff of a NH have an expectation of privacy. For residents, it is their home; for staff, they should be fully aware of how security is set up for the facility & even if they work there there still is a level of privacy expected (like no cameras in bathroom/toilet), plus conversation recordings have to be stopped if involving HIPPA. Facilities already have cameras on entry/exits, nurses stations, parking lot and have signs up for this.
BUT
Some states (OH, TX among others) are now allowing for a resident or their POA to have a security camera placed in the residents room BUT the resident or their POA will - at their expense- have to post that surveillance is set up. If there is a roommate, they or their POA has to allow for this as well and in writing. If the roommate will not allow the camera, then the facility has to do “reasonable accommodations” to move your family member to another room.
If grandma is on LTC Medicaid, Medicaid requires a shared room so the NH will have to find a resident also on LTC Medicaid who is agreeable & in writing to have the surveillance camera up. Good luck on that happening, lol. The facility will want the footage accounted for which seems to mean that the surveillance is done by a security company and this too is at your expense.
So long story short, you don’t get to just placed a camera into a stuffed animal or hidden in a lamp finial and watch the activity in & out of grannies room on your iPad; you do that and it’s found, expect that the NH can & will use this as a pretext to ask your granny to move and within 30 days as there likely is something in her admissions contract as to use or placement of surveillance items. If you are not your grandmothers POA and do this and camera discovered, whomever is her POA will be very very not happy as they will be stuck with having to deal with the repercussions.
A NH is not a public space, like a park or street, where security cameras or photographs are allow to capture images without expectation of privacy.
My SIL bought us one for a housewarming gift. Although it's quite techie, it's far from being too hard for him to install.
Also, evdiently, if we want this feature we can unlock the house from a distance with the use of our phones (great, one more thing I can't figure out!) :)
For use in a NH, to basically watch G-ma, you probably need to see what the Nh will allow. They may feel uncomfortable with a really high tech system 'watching' them. IDK.
Maybe something as simple as a baby monitor would help. Much cheaper and a great hands-off approach to monitoring.