People have been caring and amazingly creative in coming up with various rights that relate to our elders. Here are some I have found. If you have found others that are favorites of yours, please add them in a comment to this post, or email me at mailto:[email protected]
- From Medicare: turn to the end of section 5, about page 53 for a list of your rights under Federal law and in plain English: http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/02174.pdf
- Federal Nursing Home regulations concerning patient rights, quality of care, and quality of life: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_02/42cfr483_02.html
- CMS Operations Manual for Resident Rights: http://www.cms.gov/manuals/Downloads/som107ap_pp_guidelines_ltcf.pdf
- Indiana regulations regarding patient rights: http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/T04100/A00162.PDF
- Indiana Nursing Home Resident Rights: http://www.in.gov/isdh/21582.htm
- The Dying Patient’s Bill of Rights From the American Journal of Nursing, copyright by Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins: http://www.support4change.com/stages/dying/practical/rights.html
- Hospice Association of America, Dying Patient’s Bill of Rights, http://www.nahc.org/haa/attachments/BillOfRights.pdf
- Unknown author’s Dying Patient’s Bill of Last Rights, http://www.oocities.org/hospicern.geo/bill.htm
- Pain Patient’s Bill of Rights, National Pain Foundation: http://www.nationalpainfoundation.org/articles/552/pain-patient-bill-of-rights
- Chronic pain patient’s Bill of Rights: http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/chronic-pain-discussions/general-support/246827-a-chronic-pain-patients-bill-of-rights
Please share others you find from time to time.
:- Doug.