- Your Rights as a Nursing Home Resident in New York State (Booklet, PDF) available in : English, Spanish, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Russian, Yiddish, Polish, Bengali, Arabic
- Your Rights as a Nursing Home Resident in New York State (Booklet, webpage) available in : English, Spanish, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Russian, Yiddish, Polish, Bengali, Arabic
- Your Rights as a Nursing Home Resident in New York State (Flyer, PDF) available in : English, Spanish, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Russian, Yiddish, Polish, Bengali, Arabic
- Your Rights as a Nursing Home Resident in New York State (Flyer, webpage) available in : English, Spanish, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Russian, Yiddish, Polish, Bengali, Arabic
Resident Rights
You have the right to:
- Dignity, respect, and a comfortable living environment
- Quality of care and treatment without discrimination
- Freedom of choice to make your own, independent decisions
- Be informed in writing about services and fees before you enter the nursing home
- The safeguard of your property and money
- Appeal a transfer or discharge with the New York State Department of Health
- Privacy in communications
- Choose your schedule, activities, and other preferences that are important to you
- Receive visitors of your choosing at the time of your choosing
- An easy-to-use and responsive complaint procedure
- Be free from abuse including verbal, sexual, mental, and physical abuse
- Be free from restraints
- Exercise all of your rights without fear of reprisals