Licensing AND Certification Program

Nursing Home Residents' Rights

Know Your Rights as a Resident in a Nursing Home

The Licensing and Certification Program provides a packet of material designed to assist you in understanding Nursing Home Residents' Rights. To view the various portions of the packet, select the links below.

Licensing and Certification Program District Offices
How State Health Workers Protect You (PDF, 3 pages)
How to Choose a Nursing Home (PDF, 3 pages)
Your Rights as a Resident in a Nursing Home (PDF, 1 page)
If You Have a Problem. Who Should You Talk To? (PDF, 1 page)
When You Need Personal Assistance. How Do You Get It? (PDF, 1 page)
Your Right to be Informed of Charges (PDF, 1 page)
Right of Choice - How Residents Spend Their Time (PDF, 2 pages)
Informed Consent for Medical Treatment (PDF, 2 pages)
Resident Assessment and Care Planning (PDF, 2 pages)
Right of Choice - Roommates and Furnishings (PDF, 1 page)
Personal Privacy - What Does That Mean? (PDF, 1page)
Safeguarding of Personal Funds (PDF, 2 pages)
Right to Privacy - Visitors, Phone Calls, Mail (PDF, 2 pages)
Abuse - What to Do (PDF, 2 pages)
What You Should Know About Food, Eating and Nutrition Care in a Nursing Home (PDF, 2 pages)
Right of Choice - Health Care Decisions (PDF, 2 pages)
Advance Health Care Directives (PDF, 3 pages)
Your Right to be Free from Restraints (PDF, 3 pages)

Full copy of the Nursing Home Residents' Rights packet (PDF, 1.22 MB)

Page Last Updated :

To Top

What’s New

Administrative

Diseases and Conditions

Family Health

Health and Safety

Health Facilities

Personal Health and Prevention

Licensing, Certification and Other Credentials

Person Interested In

Licensing AND Certification Program

Nursing Home Residents' Rights

Know Your Rights as a Resident in a Nursing Home