- (a) Each resident will be treated with consideration, respect, and full recognition of dignity and individuality, including privacy in treatment and care for personal needs.
(b) Staff shall:
- (1) Display respect for residents when speaking with, caring for, or talking about residents; and
- (2) Seek to engage in the constant affirmation of resident individuality and dignity as a human being.
(c)
(1) Schedules of daily activities shall:
- (A) Provide maximum flexibility; and
- (B) Allow residents to exercise choice in participation.
- (2) Residents’ individual preferences regarding such things as menus, clothing, religious activities, friendships, activity programs, and entertainment will be elicited and respected by the facility.
(d)
- (1) Residents shall be examined or treated in a manner that maintains and ensures privacy.
- (2) A closed door or a drawn curtain shall shield the resident from passersby.
- (3) People not involved in the care of the residents are not to be present during examination or treatment without the resident's consent.
(e) Privacy will be afforded residents during:
- (1) Toileting;
- (2) Bathing; and
- (3) Other activities of personal hygiene.