Improper Staffing/Video Cam

New Mexico Nursing Home Video Monitoring

New Mexico nursing home video monitoring laws provide your family with a way to prevent or detect elder abuse and nursing home violations by the care facility staff. If you suspect someone you know is being subjected to abuse, assault, or neglect, or is at risk because of nursing home violations you should consider video monitoring. Contact an elder abuse lawyer at our Albuquerque, New Mexico, practice, Branch Law Firm® and discuss your concerns. We are committed to protecting nursing home residents and will be happy to provide a free consultation.

If you suspect elder abuse, assault, or nursing home violations New Mexico law allows you to use video monitoring to evaluate staff in the care facility. Call 1-800-828-4LAW or e-mail an Albuquerque attorney for a free consultation.

Although New Mexico law states clearly that, if the patient's family or guardian provides the equipment, audio-video monitoring is permissible in a nursing home or assisted living. A "granny cam," similar to a Violations are common – our lawyers have heard from clients that nursing homes demand a court order before video monitoring equipment is installed or staff supervision is so poor that employees steal the equipment within hours of its installation. Nursing home violations captured on film are compelling evidence for a jury. If you are concerned about the safety of a vulnerable adult an attorney from our Albuquerque nursing home abuse and neglect practice will be happy to discuss your concerns.

Improper Staffing: A Dangerous Nursing Home Violation

Video monitoring is an excellent way to observe the quality of nursing home care, to detect elder abuse by a home healthcare provider, or to detect nursing home abuse. However the most dangerous and a very common nursing home violation is improper staffing, including a failure to perform criminal background checks with local, New Mexico, and national law enforcement agencies, a failure to perform background checks with former employers, a failure to require and verify that an employee has the proper credentials, failure to train and supervise staff properly, and a failure to staff at levels required by regulatory agencies that monitor nursing home care facilities.

Employee Records Can Provide Evidence of Nursing Home Violations

A hidden camera may show that a patient's bedsores are the result of neglect, but it is our lawyer's examination of the corporation's employment records that can prove the nursing home was not staffed at the required level. You may observe that your loved one is nervous or depressed. Our investigators will identify nursing home residents or employees with criminal records, including sexual offenders, that may be physically, emotionally, or sexually abusing the patient. Our nursing home abuse attorneys work closely with experts to build strong presentations for corporate negotiators and juries in claims for personal injury and wrongful death resulting from nursing home violations and negligence.

Contact our Albuquerque, New Mexico, lawyers if you suspect a nursing home resident is being subjected to neglect, abuse, or assault. We will take immediate action to protect your loved one.