Common areas in nursing facilities tend to be open, while resident rooms are considered private. Staff members respect resident privacy by being courteous and by knocking before entering a patient's room. There will come a time when we won't need nursing homes. While nursing facility placement is not suitable for all individuals, nursing facilities are an important part of the total long term care continuum that strives to meet the changing and complex needs of elderly and disabled people everywhere. Nursing facility residents are held against their will.
All residents have the ability to leave a facility whenever they wish.
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