Notice to residents: Updates on non-discrimination
Date: October 1, 2025
From: The Management of Westview Health Care Center
This notice is to inform you about important changes to state law that further strengthen the rights of all residents in long-term care facilities, including nursing homes and managed residential communities. Effective October 1, 2025, Public Act (PA) 25-17 introduces new protections:
Your rights under Public Acts 25-17:
Westview Health Care Center does not discriminate and does not permit discrimination, including, but not limited to, bullying, abuse, harassment or differential treatment on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, intellectual disability, mental disability, learning disability, physical disability, status as a veteran, status as a victim of domestic violence or human immunodeficiency virus status.
You may file a complaint with the office of the long-term care ombudsman (contact information noted below) if you believe that you have experienced discrimination.
CT Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
55 Farmington Avenue
Hartford CT 06105-3730
Phone Number: 860-424-5200
Statewide Toll Free Number: 1-866-388-1888 or 860-424-5200
Fax: 860-772-1704
Email: LTCOP@CT.GOV
For more details about your rights under PA 25-17, please contact our facility's administrator at extension 110. Our management and staff are dedicated to maintaining a respectful and safe environment for everyone.