Know Your Rights Series

Welcome to the Know Your Rights Series.

All people who live in skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities have rights under federal and state law. The Minnesota Bill of Rights for Assisted Living Residents and the Combined Federal and State Bill of Rights for Nursing Facilities help to explain many residents' rights.

This series is a collection of summaries of the Bills of Rights for nursing home and assisted living residents.

• Explains resident rights in simple, real-life terms.
• Includes 24 rights to make a two-year cycle if you review one page per month. We suggest starting in January.
• Is numbered to match specific months, with #1 in January, but can be used in any order.

 Features and practices for the series include:

• Instead of just reading a resident right, you can review a "know your rights" sheet at each resident council meeting.
• The sheets have activities and discussion questions to make rights meaningful. Can use in a group or alone.
• The benefit is clear explanations of resident rights which folks can take with them after the meeting if they wish.

Contact the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care if you have any questions.