b'SMART HOME TECHNOLOGYSmart home technology inlong-term care homesBeyond the granny camBy Lisa Corrente and Laura Crimi, Torkin Manes Lisa Corrente Laura CrimiT he fundamental principle to belong-term care homes staffThe granny cam applied in interpreting Ontariosmembers and can serve as evidenceTraditionally, the granny cam operated Fixing Long-Term Care Act,for operators to defend againstas a live-feed video camera which 2021 is that a long-term care homeunfounded allegations of residentcan be used by family member(s) of a is primarily the home of its residentsmistreatment by staff. Those opposedresident to monitor the well-being of and a place in which they may liveto the use of granny cams have citedtheir loved one. The basic granny cam with dignity and in security, safety andconcerns about the potential formodel consists of a stationary video comfort.1 Over the past decade, manyconstant video surveillance to breachcamera that provides live feeds to an residents and their family members,both resident and employee privacy,end user, sometimes with the ability and certain long-term care homeand to damage staff morale. to record video on a continuous loop operators, have relied upon allowing family member(s) to review the use of granny cams as athe footage later.means to promote the interests ofMore recently, the use of more security and safety espoused by thesophisticated smart home technologyGenerally speaking, long-term care fundamental principle. by residents and their families in long- home operators have permitted the term care homes has amplified safety, Video surveillance through grannyprivacy and morale concerns and has cams can act as a deterrent againstgiven rise to new issues relating to the1 Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021, S.O. 2021,resident abuse and neglect by a provision of resident care. c. 39, Sched. 1, s.1. [FLTCA]22 LONG TERM CARE TODAY Spring/Summer 2025'