I wanted to highlight a post from one of our sister-blogs at Hall Render, the Litigation Analysis Blog, about a recent jail term for a nursing assistant who posted pictures of a resident to her Facebook account.
In that case, a judge sentenced a nursing assistant to eight days in jail, and two years probation for posting inappropriate pictures of residents on her Facebook page. While she did not admit to taking the photos, she did admit to posting them.
This is an issue that nursing facilities must take seriously. Such photographs are a violation of the resident’s rights, are exploitative, and can be demeaning. It is in a facility’s best interest to develop and implement policies related to employees use of personal devices in the care setting.
Should you have any questions, please contact:
Todd Selby at 317.977.1440 or tselby@wp.hallrender.com;
Brian Jent at 317.977.1402 or bjent@wp.hallrender.com; or
David Bufford at 502.568.9368 or dbufford@wp.hallrender.com,
or your regular Hall Render attorney.
