Common use of Family Involvement Clause in Contracts

Family Involvement. The Facility agrees that family involvement is desirable in caring for Residents in the Hospice program. The Facility agrees that such family involvement will include the following: Section 8.1 The Resident, his or her family members, and individuals designated by the Resident will be allowed to participate in the care of the Resident if such participation is medically appropriate. Section 8.2 The Facility will permit family members of all ages to visit Residents at the Facility twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week. Section 8.3 The Facility will provide adequate space for Residents to visit with family and friends and will make every effort to arrange for occasional overnight stays by the Resident’s primary caregiver, when appropriate and with proper advance notice. Section 8.4 Consistent with Facility policies and practices, the Facility will provide the Resident’s family with access to food preparation equipment to heat up home cooked food for the Resident, if medically appropriate. Section 8.5 The Facility will provide the Resident’s family members, friends, and individuals designated by the Resident with adequate space and time for private viewing after the death of the Resident.