Resident Rights 1
The type of Rights to request baths or shower at the time of day resident prefer. The nursing home must respect the request as much as possible.
What is Resident's right to choose?
The type of Right for the nursing home, not to refuse to handle resident's money.
What is Resident Rights to Handle and Safeguard their funds?
A type of Right for nursing homes to obtain in order to perform any medical treatment, procedure, and medication administration
What is Resident Rights to obtain Informed Consent for Medical Treatment?
The type of Resident Rights to Respond to his / her call light in a timely manner. If staff cannot help the resident immediately, they should explain the reason to the resident and set a time to return to help them.
What is the Resident Right to have the need for Assistance
When announcing themselves or knocking on the door before entering the room or going behind the privacy curtain.
What is the right to have personal privacy
This includes being ignored or being treated with indifference, not receiving basic medical or personal care (such as assistance with personal hygeine, adequate food, liquids, shelter, and clothing) and protection from health and safety hazards
What is NEGLECT?
Resident has the right to send _______ and receive ______ that is unopened
What is mail?
This type of restraints that is used for discipline or convenience and is not required to treat medical symptoms
What is Chemical restraints
The group of dedicated healthcare professionals who work together to provide the resident and family members the information needed to be informed about their current health status and to plan a safe discharge
Who is IDT (interdisciplinary team)
Latin word negotium, a term that has violated the rights of an individual as set out in the collective agreement or law, or by some unfair practice.
Anything that is attached to or placed next to the resident's body that limits movement or to prevent resident to move around.
What is physical restraints?
A form of communication of the resident's wishes about his/her care and treatment they want if it reach to the point where they can no longer make their own health care decisions.
What is resident's rights to have Advance health care directives?
Every nursing home must provide meals that meet daily and special dietary needs of each resident. All diet must be prescribed by the attending doctor
What is resident's rights to have nutrition care in the nursing home.
The resident have the right to be free from _____ and ______ by anyone in the nursing home, including staff member, other residents, volunteers, family, friends, or any other individual
What is abuse and neglect
The type of violation when a resident's personal or health problems are inappropriately discussed in staff lunchrooms, around a crowded nurse's station, or in other social setting of the nursing facility
What is Hipaa violation?
The right to be told about the cost of room, board, care, and any other services that resident receive.
What is the right to be informed of charges?
An alert resident who is also able to make his/her own decision can decide to leave the facility without the doctor's approval or order
What is Against Medical Advice (AMA)
Matt Mclane
Who is our Administrator and our Abuse Coordinator
Resident has the right to participate in this....which is designed to meet their needs and needs of the other residents.
What is participate in the activity program
Often called _____, Resident has the right to form or participate in a resident group to discuss issues and concerns about the nursing home's policies and operations.
Resident councils