Comparative Performance of Private Equity-Owned US Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

It is not known whether nursing homes with private equity (PE) ownership have performed better or worse than other nursing homes during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Objective

To evaluate the comparative performance of PE-owned nursing homes on COVID-19 outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study of 11 470 US nursing homes used the Nursing Home COVID-19 Public File from May 17, 2020, to July 2, 2020, to compare outcomes of PE-owned nursing homes with for-profit, nonprofit, and government-owned homes, adjusting for facility characteristics.

Exposure

Nursing home ownership status.

Main outcomes and measures

Self-reported number of COVID-19 cases and deaths and deaths by any cause per 1000 residents;

SUBMITTER: Braun RT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7593807 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature