receive
appropriate care regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age,
handicap, marital status, sexual
preference, or source of payment.
to receive
treatment for your physical and mental problems.
to receive
complete information about your medical condition and care plan.
to be free
from physical or drug induced restraints which are not required to treat your
medical symptoms.
to refuse
treatment and be told of the possible consequences if you refuse.
to issue
instructions about your future medical treatment or to appoint a "patient
advocate" to make
such decisions for you.
to receive
meals that meet your needs.
to live in a
clean place.
to meet
privately with your spouse.
to regular,
private use of a telephone.
to privacy
during treatment or when attending to your personal needs.
to see
visitors you want to see.
to participate
in social, religious, and community activities.
to a safe
place to keep your valuable possessions.
to keep and
manage your own money.
to return to
your facility following a hospital stay.
to advance
notice before your room or roommate is changed.
to have
information about you kept private.
to inspect and
copy your personal and medical records.
to be informed
of your rights and responsibilities.
to information
from the nursing home on how you can get help to pay for your care.
to written
notice of all services available in the home and their cost.
to receive a
copy of your nursing home’s rules about resident care and conduct.
to review the
most recent state and federal inspection reports of your nursing home and
the home’s plan of correction.
to meet with
other residents and residents’ families in the home to discuss nursing home
issues.
to send and
receive personal mail unopened the day the nursing home receives it.
to the same
constitutional and civil rights given to all citizens.
