Nanny/Granny cam experience anyone?

[CTdiznymom]

Mom will be requiring 24/7 home care, and we are thinking of installing a Granny cam. Does anyone have any experience with this? Don't know where to begin. Prices?

 

[mymeme]

So want to see the replies to this. In same place with mil. Hope people with experience with this will post.

 

[chris31997]

You may want to check on legal requirements, if you have to inform people that they are being filmed. I know some stated require you to inform them if you are taping their voice.

I have no expierance with this.

 

[peacelover]

I am pretty sure you do have to inform people they are being filmed. You should consider going through an agency who has screened their employees. I know I would not enjoy being filmed when at work and would think twice about accepting that type of employment. You can accomplish almost the same thing by showing up at your mothers place at random, and spending time with and getting to know the people who are delivering her care.

 

[plummer925]

When my mother-in-law was living we were her caretakers. She did get to a point that we could not do it all and we hired home-health workers - we went with a VERY reputable agency. Part of their package INCLUDED a camera - not for them, so much (but it did, of course, show them!) but for my mother in law - it was a web-cam type camera that we could check on her anytime we wanted to make sure she didn't fall or need us, etc. You may want to consider something like that. If *I* were interviewing for a home-health position (meaning being the worker) and the people told me there was a camera set up to keep an eye on the patient, I'd think nothing of it. Plus this way you can keep checking on your mom without physically being there!

A local home health or agency for aging should be able to help you!!

 

[Eastern]

No one should have a problem with being filmed during their workday as it is common nowadays. If they are, I would find someone else who doesn't mind.

As an example, most anyone who works in retail is being filmed during their workday. There are several cameras set up in the pharmacy I go to. Their every move is on camera.

 

[akcire]

Depending how mobile she is you may need a camera in each room. Also depending on what you are looking for are you prepared to put a camera in the bathrooms?

Does she live with you? If she is still in her own home and requires 24/7 and you are concerned about cameras and safety I would probably just look into a nursing home. What happens if a worker calls off for a shift?

I worked as a nanny/babysitter for a family that had their WHOLE house wired. I suspected there were cameras, but did not find "proof" for 6 months. It never bothered me. They paid well, were reasonable people, and the kids were well behaved for their ages. I am sure there was film of me naked--changing to go swimming or after a particularly messy art profect. Once I found the cameras I did confirm that the powder room did not have a camera. When I left the job (Dad's business went belly up and he was staying home for the summer) I made a comment hoping there was no "tapes". The Dad confirmed the system recorded constantly for 72 or 96 hours and then recorded over the same information.

They also had some sort of motion detectors that sent an alert if someone entered different rooms. At that point he complimented me on not going in parts of the house that I had no business. For example I worked there for 2 years and only walked into the parents bedroom one time--when one of the kids went in there and would not leave. The door was always open, but I had no business in that area of the house and encouraged the kids to stay in the "kid areas". Basically I tried to keep the parents room, dining room, office, and guest room kid free. I think just the basement, parents room, and office were "wired". I only went in the basement (unfinished) one time when we had tornado type weather.

There are many technology solutions you can use, but ultimately you have to trust the people watching grandma. When my husband's grandmother lived with us ( a 95-99 year old with dimentia) we had a camera on the front door that was activated when it was opened. We were more afraid of Grandma getting out and having no information. It was never used, but it is still nice to have to decide if we want to open the front door. No unwanted solicitors. My husband hooked up the video feed to a TV channel so we can see the front stoop. Our "system" was a cheap Sams club kit.

 

[CTdiznymom]

Thanks for the info. so far.

This would primarily be used during the evening sleeping hours 11pm - 7am. so stopping in wouldn't be an option. Want to make sure caregiver is tending to mom's getting up to use the bathroom, and monitoring her vitals. She has CHF. We would of course be in and out during the day.