This is a story about how the Ohio State attorney general is looking into eldercare abuse in nursing homes. You can read the whole story HERE. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that his Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) has recently seen a spike in complaints regarding alleged abuse and neglect at Ohio nursing homes. So far this year, the Attorney General’s Office has opened 131 abuse and neglect cases, as compared to 74 cases in the same time period last year. Sixty-three of those cases were opened following Attorney...

click for more info In response to the growing use of hidden cameras to catch employees who commit nursing home abuse or neglect, some states have enacted or have introduced laws specifically addressing video monitoring of nursing homes. These laws explicitly allow residents or their family members to install recording devices. Any video acquired from these devices may be used in a criminal prosecution or in a lawsuit for nursing home neglect or nursing home abuse. You can read the whole story HERE. Hidden cameras are an effective tool in...

click for more info Effective Nov. 1, nursing homes cannot refuse residents from using electronic monitoring. Nursing home residents protected under a new law have the right to use hidden cameras to ensure their safety. You can read the whole story HERE. Tuesday Gov. Mary Fallin signed the “Protect Our Loved Ones Act,” a highly anticipated bill protecting nursing home residents that goes into effect Nov. 1. Residents and their families have the right to use hidden cameras to ensure safety in long-term care facilities. “Senior advocate Wes Bledsoe said...

click image for more detail Here are two stories about elder abuse in nursing homes and hospitals. The first one is from Canada and points out that elder abuse in nursing homes is not an isolated incident. You can read the whole story HERE. The second story is about a hidden camera that caught hospital employees abusing one of their patients. You can read that whole story HERE. Elder abuse is unfortunately quite common in the United States. Two years ago it was estimated that as many as 60% of...

click image for more details Here is a story about a nanny who pled guilty to child abuse after a hidden camera caught her abusing a child. You can read the whole story HERE. Parents around Staten Island were shocked several months ago when a YouTube video emerged, showing a 52-year-old nanny slapping and shaking a 5-month-old girl inside a Grasmere home. But further investigation revealed the disturbing Jan. 28 incident was just the tip of the iceberg. Other hidden cameras inside the home captured Mamura Nasirova shaking the helpless...

more info here Here is a story about a nanny that pled guilty to child abuse after she was caught on hidden camera abusing a child. You can read the whole story HERE. Child abuse is not as common as it used to be. Part of the reason for that is because of the proliferation of hidden cameras. They can be anywhere. And nannies may not be the sharpest knives in a drawer but they don't want to get caught. That is the whole idea behind any hidden camera-to catch...

click for more info Here is a story about a nanny who was caught on hidden camera abusing the child some time ago she finally got sentenced to prison for her abuse. "In August 2011, the couple reported to police that the nanny had slapped the child and dropped him, police said. The abuse was captured on a nanny-cam." You can read the whole story here "Kyiden was charged with aggravated assault and endangerment of a child, crimes that typically carry ten years in prison. A compromise was reached in...

click for more info "Parents have been urged to get nanny cameras for their homes, to monitor what their children’s nannies are doing in their absence. John Waweru from Trisol Solutions says many children are abused by their nannies when their parents are away. He says these cameras will help parents know what is going on at home and keep their children safe." All I can say is well said John. If you suspect that your child is being subjected to any kind of abuse from a nanny or babysitter...