Resident Rights & Responsibilities
Each Resident has the right:
- To be treated as an individual
- To be treated with dignity and respect
- To feel safe and secure
- To assume risk
- To have his/her privacy protected and respected
- To have opportunity for his/her social, emotional. Physical and spiritual needs to be met
- To be fully informed about his/her state of health in understandable terms
- To be involved in decisions abut his/her care
- To express his/her opinions and be heard
Each Resident has the responsibility:
- To live in harmony with other residents
- To treat all residents and staff with dignity and respect
- To communicate his/her concerns to the staff and management
- For his/her own health and well-being, as far as he/she is able
- To participate with the staff and physician in planning his/her care
- For all possessions, including valuables he/she brings to the Centre
- To provide his/her own personal care supplies
- To abide by the Centre’s policies and safety initiatives
- To be aware that rent and billable extras are due and payable upon receipt of his/her monthly statement