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Residents of long-term care in RI have the right to respectful quality care, and to have their care and condition overseen by loved ones if they so choose, but most RI care facilities don’t allow them to use cameras in their rooms for this purpose.
Contact your legislators to urge them to support this crucial legislation!
We must ensure that the rights of this vulnerable population are no longer compromised.
The Resident Rights Camera Bill DOES:
Provide residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities and their legal representatives the option to install a monitoring device in their room. (Currently most facilities will not allow them to do so.)
Provide that the resident or their representative bears the cost of the camera.
Give the resident or their representative sole ownership of any saved footage.
Ensure that the resident’s roommate has consented to the device.
Enable residents' loved ones to be assured that the resident is receiving proper and appropriate care.
Allow for visual information when a nursing home resident —especially those who are unable to tell their story— is found with unexplained injury.
Allow for video evidence that can exonerate nursing facility staff when injuries occur due to an accident or interaction with another resident.
Align with similar legislation granting LTC residents this right in 20 other states
Have the full support of AARP-RI and SEIU1199NE
The Resident Rights Camera Bill DOES NOT:
Require a resident to have a monitoring device.
Require a resident to share a room with someone who has a monitoring device.
Allow individuals without a POA or legal guardian status to install a device without the resident’s consent.
Violate HIPAA or a resident’s privacy, because the resident will only have the monitoring device if and when they or their chosen legal representative want to have it.
Violate the roommate’s privacy, as no camera can be installed without the roommate’s consent.
Result in any additional cost to the nursing facility.
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