Written by Malman Law, reviewed by Steve J. Malman.
You may wonder “what are patients rights?” if a family member or a loved one in a nursing home is exhibiting symptoms of abuse. People who need care in a nursing home environment are reliant on staff for assistance and so they are very vulnerable to abuse in any form. Whether that abuse is financial exploitation, medication errors, sexual harassment or assault, or even verbal belittling. Nursing home patients are not without protection from the law, however. Patient safety in nursing homes is often dependent on the existence of specific legal rights.
Safety in nursing homes is critical to maintain. This is why residents’ rights are part of the federal Nursing Home Reform Law enacted in 1987 in the Social Security Act. The law requires nursing homes to “promote and protect the rights of each resident” and places a strong emphasis on individual dignity and self-determination.
According to the AARP, “The Nursing Home Reform Act specifies what services nursing homes must give residents and establishes standards for these services. Required services include: periodic assessments for each resident; a comprehensive care plan for each resident; nursing services; social services; rehabilitation services; pharmaceutical services; dietary services; and, if the facility has more than 120 beds, the services of a full-time social worker.” If a nursing home participates in Medicare or Medicaid, they are legally required to list and give all new residents a copy of these rights and adhere to them as long as they have patients in their care. Additional resident rights include –
The above list of rights is not comprehensive, but includes some of the most important patient rights. If you believe that any of these rights are being violated or if you’re concerned about the safety of a friend or relative in a nursing home, the personal injury lawyers of Malman Law can fight for you. We can build a solid and strategic case to collect compensation, stop the abuse and harassment, and bring any and all perpetrators or enablers to swift justice. After all, what are patients rights without anyone to back them up?
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