19c. Decisions about your care
“Every resident has the right to participate fully in making any decision concerning any aspect of their care, including any decision concerning their admission, discharge or transfer to or from a long-term care home and to obtain an independent opinion with regard to any of those matters.”
In other words: You have the right to take part in all decisions about moving into the long-term care home, leaving it, or moving to another room within it.
When making decisions, you can choose to have someone help you.
You have the right to talk to someone outside your long‑term care home to get their opinion about the kind of care you need.
You also have the right to have a family member, friend, or advocate with you when you meet with doctors and nurses. You can ask this person to help you decide what to do.
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