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, HaitianCreole, Italian, Korean, Russian, Hebrew, Polish, Bengali, Arabic
• Your Rights as a Nursing Home Resident in New York State (Booklet, webpage) available in : English, Spanish, Chinese, HaitianCreole, Italian, Korean, Russian, Hebrew, Polish, Bengali, Arabic
• Your Rights as a Nursing Home Resident in New York State (Flyer, PDF) available in : English, Spanish, Chinese, HaitianCreole, Italian, Korean, Russian, Hebrew, Polish, Bengali, Arabic
• Your Rights as a Nursing Home Resident in New York State (Flyer, webpage) available in : English, Spanish, Chinese, HaitianCreole, Italian, Korean, Russian, Hebrew, Polish, Bengali, Arabic

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