Who Really Owns Nursing Homes, And How The Feds Are About To Learn More

The federal government wants to know more, and wants consumers to know more, about who owns nursing homes. It is about time. And it may help identify some of the worst actors who pollute the nursing home industry. However, without easier access to this new information, I’m not sure how helpful it will be for prospective residents and their families.

At the same time it issued ownership and operator disclosure rules, the Department of Health and Human Services released an important paper on what we know now about nursing home ownership and its relationship to quality care.