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@joamur_gosof wrote:

If you went from room to room of the upper classes years ago and nicked all their pin money ..A.you would be a cat burglar and B end up living in the same street ...

But trust and pride seem out the window these days in  some care homes ..the managers and staff recruitment team need taking to task to,when things like this are caught on camera.

I am not sure a camera up would stop people who are so callous they abuse a pensioner in a care home tbh

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My wife has been a careworker, (working with severely mentally and disabled adults), for many years - she loves the work and does it not for the money, (we'd have to be very hard up if that were the case), but because she finds it so rewarding in other ways.

The vast majority of careworkers are conscientious and hard working but as with any other group there will always be the odd 'bad apple'.  Unfortunately the consequences of an incompetent or callous carer working with vulnerable individuals can be far more serious than in other walks of life. 

I'm still not convinced however that secret surveillance is the best solution and that the loss of privacy and individual rights of those in care can be justified.  It's not a matter of the workers rights being infringed but looking for what is best for those being cared for.  How respectful is it to secretly film clients being assisted with going to the toilet or being bathed without their knowledge? - Would you be happy with such?