It's for good reason that among the greatest fears of growing old are the loss of privacy and losing control over your life. And increasingly as Canada becomes a country of old folks, these issues are being raised by family members, hospitals, care facilities and even the courts. When does safety trump privacy? When can a person's right to self-determination be overridden? As with all situations where rights conflict, these are complicated issues. When it comes to video surveillance in care home residents' rooms, the only consensus at a panel discussion held this week by the B.C. Care Providers Association is that it should only be used as a last resort for patient safety, including proving...
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