We have often heard of the phrase "Nanny Cams" or Nanny Cameras, which are used to watch nannies care for children and infants. Known to some as "spy cameras," a nanny camera allows the viewer the opportunity to monitor and record the activities of their nanny/caregiver. Completely legal, however considered invasive by some, Nanny Cams or Nanny Cameras may be the future to prevent child abuse and nursing home abuse.
Gloria Diaz of North Bergen kept finding unexplained bruises on her 87-year-old mother, Modesta Alvarado, a resident of The Harborage Nursing Home. After repeatedly questioning the nursing home and calls to state officials about the unexplained bruises, Diaz and her family decided to take matters into their own hands. They placed a small hidden video camera called a "nanny cam" in her room at The Harborage Nursing Home. What they found was disturbing and horrifying footage on their nanny cam.
Modesta Alvarado died on Januray 16th at The Harborage Nursing Home in New Jersey. Several days after the death of the 87-year-old patient, Diaz "started looking at the video [from the nanny cam] and that's when she started finding out" that her mother had been a victim of nursing home abuse. Alvarado's caregiver at The Harborage Nursing Home, Julia Galvan, 59, had been repeatedly assaulting, abandoning and neglecting the elderly patient and it was all caught on video tape.
Galvan, the caregiver, was repeatedly caught removing the victim's oxygen mask without authorization and striking the victim on several occasions. Galvan has not been charged with Alvarado's death but has been fired from the nursing home facility.
Alvarado, who was paralyzed after having a stroke seven years ago, had been a resident of The Harborage Nursing Home for sometime. Initially living with her daughter, Diaz felt she was unable to properly care for me mother after the stroke, and placed her in a nursing home where she thought she would be looked after and properly cared for.
After discovering the footage of the repeated nursing home abuse her mother endured, Diaz and the personal injury attorneys representing her held a press conference earlier this week announcing their intent to sue the nursing home. Since the allegations of abuse were caught on tape by the nanny cam, Diaz and her attorney announced a lawsuit would be filed within 30 days.
If a loved one or someone you know has a victim of nursing home abuse, please contact our office today for a free consultation. All calls are confidential and time is of the essence. The Alabama Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys at Farris, Riley & Pitt represent client and their families all across the State of Alabama.
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