HHS’ Nursing Home Ownership Data Will Help ID Poor Performers

HHS says it’s decision this week to make more information about nursing home ownership available to researchers and consumers will make it easier to identify owners whose facilities have a history of poor performance. “This information can be linked to other data sources to identify the performance of facilities under common ownership, such as owners affiliated with multiple nursing homes with a record of poor performance,” HHS wrote in a statement when it announced the plan Monday (Sept. 26). HHS...