click for more info "A hidden camera in a New Jersey home led to the arrest of a burglar on Friday who brutally beat the home owner in front of her 3-year-old child. The so-called nanny cams are gaining popularity, raising the question of how taped evidence will hold up against privacy laws in court. Nanny cams wear various disguises—a clock radio,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....