October 2021 KY State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program E-Newsletter

Thank you to Governor Andy Beshear for proclaiming October Residents’ Rights Month in Kentucky!

Residents’ Rights

  • Right to Be Fully Informed
  • Right to Complain
  • Right to Participate in One’s Own Care
  • Right to Privacy and Confidentiality
  • Rights During Transfers and Discharges
  • Right to Dignity, Respect, and Freedom including freedom from abuse and neglect
  • Right to Visits
  • Right to Make Independent Choices

Read the entire e-newsletter here.