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Ownership of Skilled Nursing Facilities: An Analysis of Newly-Released Federal Data

Description
Analyzes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) dataset on the ownership of all U.S. skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) enrolled in Medicare. Examines 15,151 nursing homes by for-profit, nonprofit, or government controlled; organizational structure; affiliated entity by SNF size, Medicare and Medicaid certified versus Medicare-only certified, and rural versus urban location. Includes data on the 10 largest SNF chains and their distribution of SNFs across the U.S.
Author(s)
W. Pete Welch, Iara Oliveira, Martin Blanco, Benjamin D. Sommers
Date
12/2022
Type
Document
Organization
HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Tagged as
Aging and aging-related services · Elderly population · Healthcare facilities · Medicaid · Medicare · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data

Organizations (1)

  • HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, view details