Are rights of seniors living in privately-operated residential homes properly protected? The question was addressed in a study published in 2011. Since then, several legislative amendments have been made to attempt to provide more adequate protection to this vulnerable client group. This new analysis uses actual examples drawn from leases obtained for the 2011 study to verify whether the changes introduced provide a genuine solution to the problem of protecting the rights of seniors living in private residential homes. Based on the observation that the legislative and regulatory amendments will probably only have a limited effect, the paper proposes a more suitable way to ensure proper social protection for the rights of seniors in private residential care.