This letter outlines the rights of residents in nursing homes and other healthcare facilities to be free from abuse, neglect, misappropriation of property, and exploitation. It provides definitions of exploitation and misappropriation of resident property, guidance on how to protect residents from exploitation, and an investigative protocol for misappropriation of resident property and exploitation. Nursing homes and healthcare facilities must develop, implement, and educate staff on policies and procedures that prohibit misappropriation of resident property and exploitation, develop and implement pre-employment procedures, and protect, report, investigate, and act upon alleged violations of misappropriation of resident property and exploitation. They must also secure and access medications appropriately, and store and protect resident property in secure areas. Staff must not accept or ask a resident to borrow personal items or money, nor should they attempt to gain access to a resident’s holdings, money, or personal possessions through persuasion, coercion, request for a loan, or solicitation. Facilities must also conduct private interviews, be impartial and non-judgmental, and maintain confidentiality of the names of those who reported the allegation.

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