Supporters of cameras in nursing homes rally
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005.
Supporters of a bill to allow families to put cameras in nursing homes rallied today at the Arkansas state Capitol of Little Rock. The House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee had Willie Mae Ryan Nursing Home Resident Protection Act (House Bill 1392) on the day’s agenda. The bill, named for a 81-year-old nursing home resident who was beaten to death by two nursing home employees, would permit families to install and monitor video cameras in nursing homes. While nursing homes currently can choose to allow cameras, they can also choose to prohibit their installation. Advocates say the cameras would help prevent nursing home abuse, and could also prove innocence in frivolous lawsuits. The bill’s opponents cite privacy concerns and say the bill, as it is currently written, is unacceptable.
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The bill is named after a deceased Fordyce woman who was beaten to death at a Dallas County nursing home in August 2003.
The rally at the state Capitol rotunda sought support for HB 1392 and paid homage to Ryan, a blind 81-year old with Alzheimer’s who was held down by two nursing home employees and beaten with brass knuckles.
“It’s too late for my mother and that’s a shame,” said a tearful and visibly shaken Gloria Leveritt, Ryan’s daughter. “I would not want anyone to go through what I have gone through or what my family has gone through.
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