Residents' rights
When a person moves into a long term care facility they retain all their rights as a private citizen, plus, under federal and state law, they gain numerous other rights as a resident of the facility. Some of these rights, in abbreviated form, are listed below:
- Right to be informed about and exercise their rights
- Right to know about services and financial charges
- Right to participate in planning their care and treatment
- Right to refuse treatment
- Right to confidentiality of records
- Right to privacy
- Right to control their finances
- Right to freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation
- Right to freedom from chemical and physical restraints
- Right to express grievances without fear of retaliation
- Rights pertaining to admissions, transfers, and discharges, including the right to appeal
- Right to communicate freely with persons of their choice