Hidden Cameras In Nursing Homes

"First it was video surveillance cameras in infant nurseries. Now some families are placing them in elderly loved ones' rooms in nursing homes, to spot neglect and abuse. And some states are making it legal. The New York Times Wellness Blog has a fascinating report by Jan Hoffman about the new "watchful eye in nursing homes." Hoffman describes how one woman placed...

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Colorado Police Officer Caught On Tape And Arrested For Child Abuse

"A Colorado police officer was arrested after his ex-fiancee sent a video to his coworkers depicting his domestic abuse. The man, Jeremy Yachik, worked as a police officer in Loveland, Colorado, and his ex-fiancee Ashley Saint-Roberts sent an email to other police officers as well as to news agencies in the area with an embedded video depicting evidence of horrid child abuse....

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Hidden Cameras In Nursing Homes?

click for more info "Outlining her priorities for the Care Quality Commission (CQC), chief inspector of adult social care Andrea Sutcliffe said more would be done to involve members of the public and expert teams in the monitoring of care homes and other adult care services. Among a series of proposals set for public consultation next year, the CQC intends to allocate...

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Long Term Care Inspectors May Use Hidden Cameras

Hidden cameras and mystery-shopper exercises may form part of a revamped inspection regime for care homes and domiciliary care in England next year. New adult social care chief inspector Andrea Sutcliffe said she wanted to explore the role such techniques could play in uncovering abuse and neglect. But she admitted their use would have to be balanced against the need for privacy...

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Cameras Could Catch Illegal Dumpers In Ashland

Officials plan to install hidden cameras around town to catch people illegally dumping trash, Assistant Town Manager Michael Herbert said Friday. "TVs, mattresses, a lot of junk that’s disposed along that roadway. Stuff shows up there and never goes away," said Selectman Mark Juitt, who first raised the concern earlier this month. He said he sees big piles of garbage along the...

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Hidden Camera Used To Catch Elder Abuse

A family is relieved after the woman who abused a grandmother at an Arlington nursing pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing. Mynez Carter, 84, was shown being roughed up in hidden camera video that aired in a FOX4 report last August. Maria Acosta, 44, the worker at the nursing home, pleaded guilty to her role in the case and will soon be sentenced....

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Lexington Nursing Home Worker Busted

An employee, who police say they caught on camera stealing from a wheelchair-bound patient, is set to answer charges in court. Lexington Police charged 52-year-old Marsha Woods with burglary. Police say Morning Pointe Assisted Living, where Woods worked, notified police after getting complaints of a theft. The rest of the story is HERE. According to court documents, a patient at Morning Pointe...

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