Nursing Home Residents' Rights Regarding Medical Condition and Treatment

The resident has the right to:

Be fully informed by a doctor of his or her total health status.
Must be given the opportunity to participate on an immediate and ongoing basis in the total plan of care.
Be fully informed in advance about care and treatment and any changes in care or treatment that may affect the resident.
Participate in planning care and treatment or changes in care or treatment unless the resident has been legally found to be incompetent or is otherwise incapacitated under California law.
Give him or herself medications, unless doing so would be dangerous.
Choose a personal attending physician.
Consent to or refuse any treatment or procedure or take part in experimental research.
Receive all information that is material to his or her decision concerning whether to accept or refuse any proposed treatment or procedure.