Residents Rights
Jimmie King, administrator at Care One at Middletown, and Muriel J. Smith, patient advocate for residents for the state of New Jersey, both met with residents of the Route 36 facility to review residents rights, privileges and activities at a luncheon meeting at Care One at Middletown yesterday.
The luncheon is one in a series of events the Center’s Activities Director Karen Cohen holds throughout the year to ensure residents are kept aware of their rights, of why and how the care center treats its residents and to encourage residents to voice any complaints or recommendations in any areas.
Rather than voice complaints or ask questions, residents praised King for his frequent visits to their rooms, his knowledge of each of them by name, and his interest in their personal accomplishments or problems. Residents also praised the high quality of the food and expressed pleasure at the variety of dishes offered. Residents spoke of the friendliness of the staff and their appreciation for included in a broad variety of events.
While King and Smith covered areas including residents’ rights to having visitors, caring for their own funds, traveling outside the care center, privacy, mail receipt and writing supplies, as well as their rights to their own medical records and care, Cohen also reminded residents of the variety of activities in the next two weeks, ranging from painting and puzzles to a visit in rooms by a therapy horse, music, and arts and crafts activities.
