| I consider myself lucky to live where I do. It is in a | | | | us physical abuse. |
| "55+" community. I have come to realize that is a | | | | The dilemma of course is what can you do to |
| new euphemism for "not quite ready for assisted | | | | protect your parents at home or in a nursing home |
| living." Most of the occupants of the hundred and | | | | facility? It starts at the beginning by picking a good |
| twenty apartments in my building either have home | | | | quality place. Quality usually translates to cost. As in |
| healthcare or are getting ready for it. Probably 20 | | | | anything else, the better the quality the more |
| percent of them are on oxygen. So if you're a | | | | expensive it is. Most people cannot afford the |
| smoker cross our building off your list. | | | | $8-$10,000 a month a halfway decent assisted care |
| The most rapidly growing population segment in the | | | | facility commands. So right off the bat people have |
| United States is our seniors. The proliferation of | | | | to sacrifice something. |
| assisted care, nursing homes and what other names | | | | One of the best ways to protect your folks is with a |
| you want to call it is skyrocketing. Here in Colorado | | | | hidden spy camera. These are simply board cameras |
| Springs it seems like a new one is going up every | | | | mounted inside a common household item. The |
| week with a waiting list to get in. | | | | newest ones have DVR's in them are motion |
| There are other options. Home healthcare is | | | | activated and are run by a remote control device. |
| absolutely huge. The demand for home healthcare | | | | While these are very effective they have traditionally |
| and the demand for staff at assisted living facilities | | | | been expensive enough to put them out of reach of |
| has placed a huge shortage on labor and I mean | | | | many people. |
| qualified labor. You don't want to leave the care of | | | | Enter the spy camera rental program. Like a lot a |
| your parents to some teenager or even some | | | | uses for hidden spy cameras they are usually on a |
| unskilled adult. | | | | temporary basis and so buying a $500.00 camera |
| The shortage of qualified labor as part of the reason | | | | doesn't make much sense. With this new program |
| why there are so many problems with elder abuse in | | | | you can rent one for as long as you like with a |
| home healthcare, nursing homes and assisted living | | | | one-week minimum. |
| facilities. It has been estimated that as many as 40 | | | | The cameras come with everything you need |
| percent of all of these facilities report some kind of | | | | instructions, remote control and even technical help if |
| elder abuse. That abuse can come in many ways: | | | | you should need it. |
| from verbal abuse; Psychological abuse; and God help | | | | |