There are a few other ways to protect your elderly loved one in a nursing home. These steps can be taken whether or not you also install a granny cam in your loved one’s room.
Minimize your loved one’s isolation: Take advantage of FaceTime and other technologies to stay in daily touch with your loved one. While not comparable to a 24/7 camera, you still get a sense of his or her physical and mental state.
Review medical records: If you have power of attorney for your loved one – or he or she consents – you can request copies of your loved one’s medical records. Be sure to ask for a digital version as getting paper copies is really expensive. Once you have these records, you can compare that documentation with what you were told by the nursing home. If there are a lot of significant differences, including injuries you were not told about, you may have reasons for concern.
Visit at different times and show up without giving prior notice: Visiting unannounced in this way can give you a more realistic idea of the care your loved one receives on a daily basis.