What is Florida's Nursing Home Residents' Bill of Rights?

Florida's Nursing Home Residents' Bill of Rights, codified under Fla. Stat. § 400.022, establishes mandatory standards ensuring long-term care residents are treated with dignity, fairness, and adequate medical care. These statutory protections include the right to receive adequate and appropriate healthcare, freedom from mental and physical abuse, freedom from chemical or physical restraints used for convenience or discipline, and the right to private communication and medical self-determination. When a facility violates these statutory guarantees and causes injury or illness, Fla. Stat. § 400.023 provides an actionable civil basis for The Altman Law Firm to pursue compensation on behalf of the resident or their estate.