Care Connection, Warrensburg Manor team up for Residents’ Rights Month

Photo caption: These staff members of the Warrensburg Manor Care Center partnered with Care Connection for Aging Services’ Regional Long Term Care Ombudsman Director Kathy Ray-Smith to participate in Residents’ Rights Month in October. The event is designated by Consumer Voice to honor residents living in all long-term care facilities. Ray-Smith conducted a staff in-service training for the Warrensburg Manor staff members to focus on and celebrate awareness of dignity, respect, and the rights of each resident. The federal Nursing Home Reform Law guarantees residents’ rights and places a strong emphasis on individual dignity, choice and self-determination. The law also requires nursing homes to “promote and protect the rights of each resident.” This year’s national theme, “Stand for Quality,” emphasizes the importance of quality in all aspects of residents’ experiences. Each staff member wrote a declaration about why she stands for quality. Pictured here from left, front row, Misty Downs, Sunshine Storm, Amber Brown, Makinzie Kiger, Mallary Shumate, and Sierra Eckard; from left, second row: Breck Stamper, Michelle VanVickle, Virginia Wheetly, Joy Sierra, Angela Betz, Kimberly Edwards and Allison Hughes.