§ 25-1-1001 — Legislative declaration

The general assembly hereby finds that
the operation of child care centers in nursing home facilities is desirable because
the benefit to nursing home facility employees in having on-location child care will
improve the quality of care in nursing home facilities by stabilizing the nursing
home work force and because the general public, especially in rural areas, will
benefit from the increased availability of day care centers in their communities. The
general assembly also finds that the operation of child care centers in nursing
home facilities is desirable because the intergenerational contact has been proven
to be beneficial to the health and well-being of elderly persons and, therefore, will
improve the quality of life of elderly residents in nursing home facilities and
because the intergenerational contact will be beneficial to the children as well. The
general assembly, therefore, declares that the intent of this part 10 is to encourage
the development of child care centers in nursing home facilities by encouraging the
creation of private grants to provide funds to start such centers and by requiring
the state agencies which license nursing home facilities and child care centers to
study and recommend statutory and regulatory changes to facilitate and
encourage the development of child care centers in nursing home facilities.

Legislative History

Source: L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1003, � 1, effective April 28.