Nursing homes in the state of Maryland are monitored by The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene while the Code of Maryland Regulations requires all licensed nursing homes to adhere to a set of rules and procedures. One of these regulations is that all nursing homes operating in the state are required to have set policies in place to prevent abuse and neglect of their residents. Just the failure to have these procedures in place can be cause enough for a lawsuit to be filed at a specific nursing home or care facility.