Delaware care homes would have to avoid discrimination barred by state law

Care homes would have to provide care, treatment, and services without discrimination. This applies to residents of Delaware long-term care facilities. The protection covers discrimination based on traits protected by a separate Delaware law.

Care homes would have to allow private visits with a spouse or domestic partner and offer eligible couples a chance to share a room. Private visits cover residents with a spouse or domestic partner. The room option applies when both live in the same facility. A shared room must be feasible, and a medical reason must not rule it out.

Delaware's health department would have to update its rights notice, and care homes would have to train staff when residents' rights change. The notice concerns long-term care residents or their authorized representatives. Training covers staff at each facility. The notice must include all listed rights and be available in a language and format each resident or authorized representative can use. The department would have 30 days after a rights change to make the updated notice available. Each facility would have 60 days to train staff on the change.