Q&A: Inquiring about long-term care facility deaths
Compliance Monitor, November 25, 2009
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Q: May we tell residents of long-term care facilities that another resident has died when they inquire? Should they know because they are part of the long-term care family and need to grieve and/or discuss the loss? Do we need to obtain permission from families or designated representatives?
A: You may disclose limited information to individuals who inquire about patients by name. This would include a patient's location in the facility, discharge, or death. You don't need the family's permission to disclose this information, unless the patient had requested "no information" status.
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