Video taping staff

[CoffeeRTC]

by patients families.. I have been approached by a family member, with a loved one in a LTC facility, wanting to know if they can place a video tape in her room.. Little info... money has been missing along with other items (a watch, lotions..) and they wanted to place a camera on the dresser. She has a private room, and is only out of her room for activities, meals or doc appts. Not sure on the legality behind this... any info.

They have filed a complaint with the administrator and I told them that they can get a locked box or shouldn't keep valuables in her room..

[SharonH, RN]

Originally posted by caroladybelle

Can we get a bit more "Big Brother"?

They need to lock her things up, if they are valuable.

And I don't permit my family/friends to videotape me - I sure wouldn't permit visitors/employers to do so.

I do not steal, my state has my fingerprints, my employers have done background checks, and I get drug/health tested - when that is no longer adequate, I get out of this business.

But when the state requires the same clearance tests for the MDs, the patients and all of their visitors, I will reconsider..

I couldn't agree more!

[Havin' A Party!, ASN, RN]

No way management will agree to the camera-in-the-room request (even though I don't feel it'd be illegal if everyone was informed).

There are better solutions than that to address the complaint.

[CoffeeRTC, BSN, RN]

Well I agree with the big brother aspect. I really wouldn't like to have a camera on me at all times. In this case the money was stuck under a few layers of clothes in her dresser..At first they gave her $30 and thought she used it so they brought in $30 more and put it in a zippered purse. They actually just wanted to place a video(no adio) on the dresser drawer. The resident is the only on who really goes into the dresser to remomve clothes beside family who puts the clean clothes in to it. She now has the locked box in her room.