Which pair best describes the relationship of abuse and involuntary isolation in these rights?

• A. Both are addressed to protect residents; abuse is prohibited and seclusion is restricted.
• B. Abuse is allowed to manage behavior; isolation is always allowed.
• C. Only isolation is addressed; abuse is not.
• D. Neither are addressed by residents' rights.

Answer: (A)

Residents’ rights focus on protecting people and ensuring that any restriction on their liberty is carefully controlled. Abusing a resident is never allowed because these rights guarantee safety from harm, neglect, and exploitation. Involuntary isolation, or seclusion, is not a free-for-all either—it must be used only under strict safeguards, with a legitimate justifying reason, and with monitoring, time limits, and appropriate oversight. Together, this pair shows how residents’ rights address both preventing harm and regulating restrictions to protect dignity and safety. The other ideas don’t fit because they either imply abuse could be used to manage behavior, or that isolation is always permissible without safeguards, or that only isolation is addressed and not the protection against abuse.