On Monday, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a proposed law that would allow families to install video and audio capturing devices in their relatives’ nursing home rooms. While there is currently no law explicitly banning the practice, the proposed law would obligate all nursing home facilities in Illinois to allow families to monitor their relatives with video and audio equipment.
Intended to protect residents from abuse and neglect, video and audio monitoring would allow families to remotely check on their relatives at any time of the day. Critically, the nursing home resident—along with anyone else sharing their room—must first consent to being monitored by their family.
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