New State Law Giving Families Ability to Install Cameras in Assisted Living Communities

A new Oklahoma law going into effect this week will enable families to install cameras in their loved ones' rooms at assisted living communities, reports KTUL Channel 8 . The Barbara E. Hoover act will close a loophole in state law that allows nanny cams in nursing and retirement communities, but not in assisted living and memory care communities. The law is named after an assisted living resident with dementia, who was threatened with eviction due to the presence of a nanny cam in her room. Hoover's son-in-law, Bob Howard, went to state Sen. James Leewright (R). The legislator said the law is "not only good for seniors in assisted living, but for families across the state of Oklahoma." The next challenge is to have Hoover's community, Legend Senior Living, install the camera since her family cannot do it themselves. "Let's not use COVID as an excuse. Let's figure out a way to get it done," said Howard.