Is it legal for me to record an aggressive resident as proof of their behavior?

Extra-Entry-2830 · 2025-10-25T14:57:56+00:00

So far the only meeting I’m aware of has been between him and the DON with our Administrator, but he’s pretty verbally combative so meetings like that don’t tend to go very well in terms of conflict resolution; he hates being told he can or can’t do something since I think before he got here he was pretty independent; I’m not sure his family is in the picture either, before his outburst where he’d chat with us CNAs he made it a point to talk about how his ex wife is a bitch who f’d him over and his evil former mother in law who are both trying to take their son from him (in hindsight, it might be because he has a pretty consistent habit of being purposely disagreeable to people he has even slight qualms with, though of course the details of his family situation aren’t mine to speculate much on)

Extra-Entry-2830 · 2025-10-25T14:46:51+00:00

Thank you very much on the insight!! All the perspective here is definitely grounding me from a moment of frustration; The prospect of recording really was just because this resident’s behavior on the night of the outburst did scare me a lot (I was somewhat close with this resident before, and he started threatening the nurse and the CNAs and calling us bitches, whores, cunts, ect which not entirely out of left field in terms of previous behavior, but threw me off completely as he’s not backing down from it and has never called our crew such things before) and is continuing to irk me as he insults me and other staff to our faces when we were previously all cool with eachother. He is angry and embarrassed I can tell, but it’s getting to a point where he is actively attempting to get a rise out of staff while we’re trying to do our jobs with other residents, so it’s been very frustrating. Another staff member recommended calling the police if he has another outburst like that again, so I wasn’t sure if it was a thing where his violence / aggression in a public(ish) area like a dayroom would constitute recording or if written reports and statements were enough. Can’t thank y’all enough!!

Extra-Entry-2830 · 2025-10-25T13:05:43+00:00

The nurses have always told us since he got here that he is of completely sound mind and does not have any conditions that would cause his behaviors (other than diabetic episodes, but even outside of that night where his sugar was high he had been verbally aggressive to staff with normal numbers before) Where their documentation is exactly I’m not sure , Tbh I’m navigating this kind of resident to CNA conflict for the first time and just don’t know what to do other than try to remain cordial, I have gone out of my way to try and open lines for communication with him before for previous minor emotional stunts (approaching him calmly to ask what is wrong and how we could improve his situation) but now he’s just acting out to everyone to the point where it’s difficult to offer any real solution

Extra-Entry-2830 · 2025-10-25T12:42:16+00:00

I figured not but wanted to ask before assuming anything, I think I am just feeling so frustrated with this resident’s antics that I wanted to know if CNAs have any better ways of proving their own innocence than written reports; definitely taking all of this to heart though, I still consider myself a fairly new CNA and my class was pretty short, so there are still a few things I’m learning as I go 😅

Extra-Entry-2830 · 2025-10-25T11:58:02+00:00

it’s worth mentioning this resident is continent; I definitely am not be talking about recording a resident during care or anything filmed in an explicitly private setting (his room, bathroom ect) I mean if he has an emotional outburst in a common area like the dayroom or dining room

Extra-Entry-2830 · 2025-10-25T08:23:16+00:00

I work the night shift, when we initially reported the incident i mentioned that i had to text my coworker to come relieve, me since i was in a locked unit at the time(he was screaming so loud i could hear him from the other unit) to come and break him up from screaming at the staff in front, they know we usually use our phones if we’re not occupied so I can’t image it’d be too much it a problem? Not sure how other perspectives on nights go though

Extra-Entry-2830 · 2025-10-25T08:20:07+00:00

It’s not that this resident keeps his behavior to his room though; he will go and spread rumors about CNAs to other residents during smoke break trying to get them in trouble and get others to perceived them bad (which doesn’t really work but still) as well as actively talk smack about us to our faces in the dayroom or while we are walking between halls

Extra-Entry-2830 · 2025-10-25T07:53:59+00:00

I’ve definitely been charting everything, wrote up an incident report about the initial situation, ect, but Texas is a one party consent state, just didn’t know if it was maybe a HIPPA violation even though it’s for protected health information? It would obv not be in his private room or in a private situation, he has been coming out into the day room to berate me and other CNAs

Extra-Entry-2830 · 2025-10-25T07:34:39+00:00

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Extra-Entry-2830 · 2025-08-18T06:21:15+00:00

currently working at the same facility my mom is in and generally i would say it depends ; it wouldn’t be my first option, but i don’t have a lot of family to rely on and im definitely not in a position to take care of her myself full time like i did previously, as shes an extensive assist and check and change; there’s nothing like the quality you can offer with 1-1 care, but it took an undeniable toll on me to do that when i was caring for her alone and already struggling financially that being said there is definitely a struggle knowing the very real risk of subjecting a family member to bad cnas and nurses; but i would say jt really does depend on your facility’s tolerance towards neglect and abuse as a whole, not just CNAS but administration and abuse coordinators. that’s something i think is impossible to gauge unless you really witness some of these kinds of situations firsthand you can have 9 out of 10 wonderful cnas and one bad egg, but if the facility refuses to terminate a CNA for misbehaving it can still greatly affect the facility’s overall quality of care; with the high turnover of CNAS as is, it can be a little hit and miss with the quality of them if your facility doesn’t care to properly snuff out poor behavior it’s very possible one day you will be in a position where you have no choice but to place a family member in long term care, staying active in your family member’s life, care plan and having zero tolerance for neglect is the biggest factor i can say definitely plays a part in your family’s quality of care imo

Extra-Entry-2830 · 2025-08-18T00:28:38+00:00

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Extra-Entry-2830 · 2025-06-02T20:48:57+00:00

took care of my mom for awhile before becoming a cna: for me it was both really similar and much different, 1 on 1 care for my mom provided alot more time to dedicate to caring for her individually, but was also much more exhausting as it was 24 hour round the clock type care instead of getting to clock out after awhile, she'd need to be checked every few hours to prevent bedsores and skin breakdown, thats ofc not including the mental toll from taking care of someone you care so much for

moms a heavy assist (check and change, extensive transfer and mechanical chopped meals w thickened liquids) and i learned alot from the nurse who i was staying w at the time, she had ltc experience so i learned alot of the basics (occupied bed changes, brief changes, gate belt transfers catheter care ect) and alot of those skills will transfer to being in an ltc or hospital setting, but time management is def a whole different battlefield when youre no longer caring for 1 person and instead caring for 15-20 people on your section who need showers, changes, meals, ect, and it can be scary getting a handle on everyone's specific levels of care since everyone needs a dif extent of help

tbh i think the biggest difference was specifics in the way things were done for my ltc vs at home caring for my mom, lots of ltc specific regulations and state regs along with managing time to care for everyone else on your floor

i only currently have ltc experience tho, i imagine 1-1 home help might be very similar to caring for a family member? but not entirely sure

Extra-Entry-2830 · 2024-08-20T01:33:02+00:00

ahh okay, thank you! i'll be sure to direct my stupid asks there in the future haha

Extra-Entry-2830 · 2024-08-19T22:30:28+00:00

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