Licensing and Certification

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(3 pages)
• How to Choose a Nursing Home (3 pages)
• Your Rights as a Resident in a Nursing Home [Chinese] [Spanish] [Tagalog] (2 pages)
• If You Have a Problem.  Who Should You Talk To? (1 page)
• When You Need Personal Assistance.  How Do You Get It? (1 page)
• Your Right to be Informed of Charges (1 page)
• Right of Choice - How Residents Spend Their Time (2 pages)
• Informed Consent for Medical Treatment (2 pages)
• Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 pages)
• Right of Choice - Roommates and Furnishings (1 page)
• Personal Privacy - What Does That Mean? (1page)
• Safeguarding of Personal Funds (2 pages)
• Right to Privacy - Visitors, Phone Calls, Mail (2 pages)
• Abuse - What to Do (2 pages)
• What You Should Know About Food, Eating and Nutrition Care in a Nursing Home (2 pages)
• Right of Choice - Health Care Decisions (2 pages)
• Advance Health Care Directives (3 pages)
• Your Right to be Free from Restraints (4 pages)

If you would like to view a full copy of the Nursing Home Residents' Rights packet which is 38 pages, click here.

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