Fact Sheets for Nursing Home Residents

Selecting a Nursing Home

• Consumer Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home

Residents' Rights

Residents' Rights - English; Braille; Other Languages

Getting Quality Care & Advocating for Yourself

• Advocating for Rights and Better Care in Nursing Homes
• My Personal Directions for Quality Living -  Blank Form; Sample 
• Put a STOP to Poor Care
• Advocacy Suggestions for Nursing Home Residents and Their Families
• Communication Tips
• How to Solve Problems in a Nursing Home
• Taking Care of You: Tips for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities

Long-Term Care Issues You May Be Facing

• Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation and Misappropriation of Property
• Avoiding Drugs as Chemical Restraints
  • "Difficult" is Not a Diagnosis
• Assessment and Care Planning
• Basics of Individualized Quality Care
• Culture Change in Nursing Homes
• Emergency Preparedness
• Family Involvement in Nursing Home Care
• Financial Exploitation
• Individualized Assessment with Behavioral Symptoms
• Individualized Quality Care
• Loneliness and Social Isolation
• Malnutrition and Dehydration
• Nursing Home Neglect
• Physical Restraint Free Care
• Resident to Resident Mistreatment Brochure; Large Font
• Retaliation
• Surveillance Cameras in Nursing Home Residents' Rooms
• Theft & Loss

Transfers & Discharges

• Moving from a Nursing Home Back Into the Community
• Involuntary Discharge and Transfer
• Nursing Home Discharges: You’ve Been Told to Leave…Now What?