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 (Flyer, PDF) available in : English, Spanish, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Russian, Yiddish, Polish, Bengali, Arabic
- Nursing Home Discharge Appeal Decisions
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