While safety is a top priority for state and federal regulators, there is also a requirement from the regulators that any actions taken by staff be monitored. Just as it is illegal to strap a patient to the bed and ignore them for the sake of convenience, it is also impermissible to put up bed rails around a patient and then tend to other priorities. Bed rails frequently need to be taken down so that the resident can move around, go the bathroom, or simply visit with friends. Injuries related to these actions are potentially compensable.