Resident Rights

Your local Ombudsman can offer you information about the rights of persons living in nursing homes, adult foster care homes, and homes for the aged.

Access to Resident Records of Nursing Homes
Ban on Admissions
Family Councils in Nursing Homes
HIPAA - Privacy Act
Involuntary Transfers & Discharges from Nursing Homes
Loss & Theft
Medicaid Reimbursement after a Hospital Stay
Readmission to a Nursing Home Following a Hospital Stay
Resident Councils in Nursing Homes
Resident Rights
Rights to Care without Discrimination
Room & Roommate Changes
Sexuality in Nursing Homes
AFC Refunds & Deposits
Involuntary Transfers & Discharges from Adult Foster Care Homes
Resident Councils in Assisted Living Facilities
Resident Rights in Homes for the Aged
Resident Rights: If You Are Asked to Move
Resident Rights: When You Have Concerns

To contact your Local Long Term Care Ombudsman, call:

1-866-485-9393

Created on 01/03/2005 06:21 AM by byron Updated on 05/27/2005 11:01 AM by kpeters