Your Rights As A Nursing Home Resident In New York State

• 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 own 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