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Residents’ Rights and Responsibilities
A Charter of Residents’ Rights and Responsibilities has been developed by the Department of Health, and this is outlined below. Staff at Sarina Aged Care Ltd. are familiar with this Charter and every effort is made to adhere to the principles contained in it.
Each resident of Sarina Aged Care Ltd. has the RIGHT to:-
Each resident of Sarina Aged Care Ltd. has the RESPONSIBILITY:-
a) to respect the rights and needs of other people within Sarina Aged Care Ltd., and to respect the needs of Sarina Aged Care as a whole.
b) to respect the rights of staff to work in an environment free from harrassment;
c) to care for his or her own health and well-being, as far as he or she is capable;
d) to inform his or her medical practitioner, as far as he or she is able, about his or her medical history and current state of health.
(Adapted from the Department of Health’s Charter of Residents’ Rights and Responsibilities)