helpmymom

OK. The subject title may be a little harsh, but I need help bad. My Mom can no longer take care of herself. I've decided to move her into my house and have a home health aide care for her while I am at work. I am extremely worried of physical abuse/neglect. I need to have cameras in the kitchen, dining room, living room, hallway, bathroom, and bedroom. The rest of the house I will install deadbolts. What do I need to accomplish this task. Keep in mind please, that caring for her will put a financial strain on me, so I would like to be economical (not cheap though). I don't need high definition or fancy conveniences. I want to send the feeds to a DVD recorder or vcr or hardrive, or multiple. To be able to check up on her online would be nice, if not too expensive. Please, can anyone help me out? I will read through this forum after this post, but a lot of it I might be confused with. I am new to this. I would greatly appreciate some sage advice, and would repay your kindness if possible. Thank you, Jeremy

I don't need ultra high quality resolution. I just need to be able to make sure nothing immoral happens. Here is a reply from a different forum. Check out a company named strategic vista. they make CCTV systems that has a camera and a monitor with a recording device. Some systems allow you to broadcast over the web from one computer to another computer at work. I have a system now where i can watch 8 floors of a building at work. I can also veiw the floors at home by the internet I paid $800 CAD for the system which included 4 color cameras and one 14 inch color monitor. they have less pricey systems as well If someone could just give me some trustable brand names to start with, I could probably work from there. I've seen too many different companies to list and I have yet to find a good website that looks reliable. Any links?? Is there much more to cameras than wiring to a receiver and power. My whole family are carpenters/construction/wiring so it doesn't seem like it could be that difficult. Thank you, jeremy

Thank you so much for the reply. I live in Michigan USA. As far as budget, I would like to stay under a couple of thousand if possible. Whether it be hidden or not, I don't know. Is it better to warn someone of the cameras so that they are on best behavior, or try to reveal a hidden characteristic by spying on them? My main concern here is quality and dependability. I don't want to come home and find out that the equipment isn't reliable. I don't need ultra high definition if it jacks the price up, but I want to be able to see what I need to. Maybe motion detection? Are there a few reputable brands that I should try to buy? I looked on eBay and got totally confused. Being able to watch online isn't a must, but I do have a cable internet connection if that helps. As far as interviewing, I am only contacting state certified services and plan on going through a lengthy interview process. Who knows what monster could be hiding in sheeps clothing though. Again, thank you so much for the quick response. Any ideas on brands and system configurations would be great. My brother wired the electrical in my house and his wife installs telephone systems, maybe he would be qualified to install it? Thanks again, Jeremy