The quality of care in nursing homes is a concern for anyone with family members in them. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan wants to give those families peace of mind, and help find the unsafe centers. She says she'll fight for legislation that would let nursing home residents and their families have video or audio recording devices in their rooms to monitor patient treatment. The past efforts to have cameras installed in these facilities have been fought by the nursing home industry in Illinois. They've argued that the cameras are an invasion of privacy and send a message to staff that they cannot be trusted. If the law is passed, Illinois would become the sixth state to allow audio and video recording in nursing homes.
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