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• The Right to be Informed about Your Medical Condition and Treatment
  Every resident has the right to receive medical care, nursing care, rehabilitative and restorative therapies, and personal hygiene in a safe, clean environment. Also, residents have the right to be fully informed of his/her medical condition unless the physician indicates in the medical records that it is not in the best interest of the patient to be told. Residents have the right to be advised by a physician or appropriate professional staff of alternative courses of care and treatments and their consequences.
• The Right to Participate in Planning Your Care and Medical Treatment
  Residents must be given the opportunity to participate In the planning of their medical treatment. Residents have the right to refuse treatment and to refuse to participate in experimental research.
• The Right to Choose Your Own Physician
  Every resident has the right to choose his/her own physician and pharmacy. Residents do not have to use the nursing home''s physician or pharmacy.
• The Right to Manage Personal Finances
  Residents have the option to manage their funds or to authorize someone else to manage them. If someone else is authorized to handle a resident''s funds, the resident has the right to:
  • Know where the funds are and the account number(s)
  • Receive a written accounting statement every 3 months
  • Receive a receipt for any funds spent
  • Have access to his/her funds within 7 banking days
• The Right to Privacy, Dignity, and Respect
  Every resident has the right to be treated with consideration, respect, and dignity in full recognition of his/her individuality. This includes privacy during medical treatment and care of personal needs. People not involved in the care of the resident should not be present during examinations and treatment without consent from the resident.
• The Right to Personal Possessions
  Every resident has the right to retain and use his/her personal clothing and possessions as space permits, unless doing so infringes upon the rights of other residents or constitutes a safety hazard.
• The Right to be Free from Abuse and Restraints
  Residents have the rights to be free from mental (humiliation, harassment, and threats of punishment or deprivation) and physical (corporal punishment and the use of restraints as punishment) abuse. Residents also have the right to be free from chemical and physical restraints unless authorized in writing by a physician for a specified and limited time period or when necessary to protect the patient from injury to him/herself or to others.
• The Right to Voice Grievance without Retaliation
  Every resident should be encouraged and assisted to exercise his/her right to voice grievances and recommend changes in policies and services to facility staff and/or outside representatives of his/her choice without fear of coercion, discrimination, or reprisal.
• The Right to be Discharged or Transferred Only for Medical Reasons
  Residents may only be discharged or transferred for medical reasons or for his/her welfare or that of other residents. Residents must be provided with a written notice 30 days prior to transfer or discharge. The law provides residents the right to appeal discharge or transfer.
• Rights of Access
  Residents may receive any visitor of their choice and may refuse visitors to enter their room or may end a visit at any time. Residents have the right to immediate access by family and reasonable access to others. Visiting hours must be at least 8 hours and be posted in a public place. Members of community organizations and legal services may enter any nursing home during visiting hours. Communication between the resident and visitors are confidential. Visitors may talk to all residents and offer them personal, social, and legal services. Visitors may help residents claim their rights and benefits through individual assistance, counseling, organizational activity, legal action, or other forms of representation.

"Kane Regional Center’s Glen Hazel Abuse Case"

Five former employees of a Pittsburgh nursing home facility, Kane Regional Center’s Glen Hazel, were recently arrested for abusing an elderly patient. The five individuals were all charged with » Read More

 

"Virgil Calvert Center Abuse Lawsuit"

A personal injury attorney in Illinois has filed a lawsuit against Virgil Calvert Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on behalf of a former resident, claiming she developed decubitus ulcers as a result of » Read More

 

"Caregiver arrested, and Suspected of More Abuse"

A former caregiver was arrested Oct. 2 following a nearly year-long investigation of the death of an 80-year old resident of a senior living facility in Calabasas. Cesar Ulloa is also suspected of abusing three other elderly residents of the home.

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