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Nursing Home Ownership Can Affect the Quality of Care, And Clearer Information Could Help Families' Decision-making

Thursday, February 2, 2023
Nursing Home Ownership Can Affect the Quality of Care, And Clearer Information Could Help Families' Decision-making

Nursing Home Ownership Can Affect the Quality of Care, And Clearer Information Could Help Families' Decision-making

Who owns a nursing home is often an important factor impacting the quality of care residents living in that home receive. For nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs, ownership information is shared with the public so that families can compare health care providers and gain some transparency about the quality of care their loved ones receive. However, we found important information that could help families make decisions is often missing or hard to understand. We'll find out more from GAO's Leslie Gordon.