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A new draft law provides that persons living in a CHSLD or their representative will be able to install surveillance cameras in the bedroom of a user.

Jean-François Racine

Wednesday, 11 October 2017 23:23

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Families who suspect a case of abuse against a loved one living in a CHSLD will soon be able to install legally a surveillance camera to ensure the quality of care provided.

Recently announced, the provincial bill was published Wednesday in the official Gazette. The opponents have 45 days from now to speak.

The regulation governs the terms and conditions of use of mechanisms of supervision by the user himself or his representative.

Bathrooms excluded

“We will not have to get permission and it will not be necessary to put a warning at the door of the user. It will be the responsibility of the institution to indicate to the entrance of the building that there may be cameras, ” explains Pierre Blain, director general of the Regroupement provincial des users committees (RPCU).

The dispute has gone on for several years and the employees are often opposed to this surveillance.

According to Mr. Blain, the regulation should not lead to an explosion in the number of cameras. “It is not necessary that the cameras replace the parents who would not have the time to go see their loved ones. “

Now, the institution will be informed of the installation of cameras, whether hidden or not. Except, the bathrooms will be excluded, and the privacy of other users in the same room will have to be protected.

In agreement

“I’m in favor of it. Sometimes, the older people complain, and others will not believe them always. It can motivate employees to be more professional or to retain bourrasser, ” says Guy Paré, one of the sons of Geneviève Saillant, 87-year-old victim of a traumatic head injury and cerebral hemorrhage during his last bath in November 2010 in Quebec city.

The octogenarian reportedly fell out of a chair adapted so that a clerk at the came out of the bathroom. The ex-employee, Houssna Mahamat, has been sentenced to serve a sentence of 90 days in jail for criminal negligence causing death.

Mr. Paré is not known whether the use of a camera could have prevented the tragedy, but the court proceedings could have been shorter with such a proof. “The major problem remains that there must be a sufficient number of staff with the elders, and not only pay the doctors. Here, we think, unfortunately, that old one it’s not worth your money “, concludes Mr. Paré.

Extract of the draft regulations

“The installation of a monitoring mechanism is only allowed for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the user or that of his or her property or to ensure the quality of care and services that are offered to him, in particular, to identify a case of abuse of the user. “