Many states have enacted statutes or regulations that establish certain minimum standards of care for private nursing homes. (stromlaw.com)
Residents of private nursing homes have the right to expect that the homes and their employees will exercise reasonable care in selecting and maintaining the equipment and facilities used by residents. (stromlaw.com)
Joyce Hayhoe, director of communications and legislation for the state's Correctional Health Care Services department, says those inmates who need 24 - hour care and have not been deemed a danger to society, are placed in private nursing homes under certain conditions. (nreionline.com)