Attorney Charles Ware was the founder in 1992 of the highly successful "MARYLAND ELDER ABUSE HOTLINE." He is also the founder and managing partner of Charles Jerome Ware, P. A.,
Attorneys & Counselors, a nationally-renowned and respected law firm which is conveniently headquartered in Columbia, Howard County, Maryland --- equi-distant between Baltimore and
Washington, D. C. For an initial courtesy consultation, contact the firm's attorneys at www.charlesjeromeware.com, (410) 730-5016 or (410) 720-6129. The information provided in this
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There are four states that currently provide legal guidance or guidelines for nursing home and assisted living facility "electronic monitoring' : which includes surveillance video-cameras and recordings, both concealed and revealed, etc. Those four states are, in order of enactment, TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, MARYLAND and OKLAHOMA. The Maryland Guidelines for Electronic Monitoring",
Maryland Office of Health Care Quality, page 3, released December 1, 2013, are available at http://dhmh.maryland.gov/ohcq/LTC/Docs/Reports/149report.pdf.
Despite ongoing industry and government efforts aimed at improving the condition of residents
in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, inter alia, mistreatment unfortunately remains a significant problem in aging services settings. Based upon reported incidents, some experts estimate that at least one in 20 residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the United States
experience some form of abuse. Further, the U. S. Administration on Aging suggests that for each documented instance of neglect, at least 5 go unreported [ see, Cottle, N., " 'Big Brother' and Grandma: An Argument for Video Surveillance in Nursing Homes", THE ELDER LAW JOURNAL, June 2004, Volume 12, pages 122-123 ].
Video surveillance systems ( so-called " granny cams") are quickly becoming an affordable and efficient way to ensure vulnerable seniors stay safe when in the care of others, whether with an in-home caretaker,
a nursing home, a hospital, assisted living facility, or other type of managed care facility. These
surveillance systems can also provide a clear picture of how an elderly person is getting along on their own, or it can capture mistreatment [http://www.seniorcare.net/Are Granny Cams Ethical ?]
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