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Nursing Homes Resident Rights
Nursing home residents have patient rights and certain protections under the law. The nursing home must list and give all new residents a copy of these rights. Respect: You have the right to be treated with dignity and respect. Services and Fees: You must be informed in writing about services and fees before you enter the nursing home. Money: You have the right to manage your own money or to choose someone else you trust to do this for you. Privacy: You have the right to privacy, and to keep and use your personal belongings and property as long as it doesn't interfere with the rights, health, or safety of others. Medical Care: You have the right to be informed about your medical condition, medications, and to see you own doctor. You also have the right to refuse medications and treatments.
There are definitions of nursing home abuse and neglect.
Abuse means causing intentional pain or harm. This includes physical, mental, verbal, psychological, and sexual abuse, corporal punishment, unreasonable seclusion, and intimidation.
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Definition:
Usually a combination of at-home and hospital care of the terminally ill that combines medical and social services. It is designed to help both the patient and the family. Hospice care emphasizes pain control, symptom management, and emotional support rather than the use of life-sustaining equipment
Respite Care
Definition:
Temporary care provided when the primary caretaker needs time away from caregiving. Respite care is provided in-home or as an alternative location for a short stay.
Elder Law Attorney
Definition:
An attorney who specializes in the laws that deal with the rights and issues of the health, finances, and well-being of the elderly and the power of other individuals and the government to control them.
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