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Webcams in nursing home rooms may deter elder abuse – but are they ethical?

  • Written by Clara Berridge, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Washington

Mary Ann Papp’s daughter Lisa was worried about her 75-year-old mother.

A foot infection seemed to be going untreated, leading Lisa to fear that her mother’s nursing home wasn’t providing proper care.

So Lisa did what any concerned child might: She bought a US$199 webcam from Target and put it in her mother’s room.

But she...

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