Since a new Ohio law allowing cameras in nursing home rooms went into effect last month, some families allege several facilities are charging residents excessively for installation or demanding a certain type of camera be used.
Steve Piskor, who pushed for Esther's Law after his elderly mother was caught being abused from a hidden camera, shared messages of families telling him how facilities charged anywhere from $200 to $800 to have a camera put in a room.
Attempts to reach facilities and affected families were unsuccessful.
"They want to charge something for it, 20 bucks, yeah, go ahead," Piskor said. "They can't charge Medicaid and Medicare families $200. I mean that's just something they can't afford, and they got to pay for the camera, too."
