Ownership change in American nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic and the relationship with measures in donabedian’s model of care quality

Key Points

• This research examines the effects of ownership change in American nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic and its relationship with care quality metrics.
• Analysis of ownership changes in nursing homes over the pandemic period
• Evaluation of care quality metrics based on Donabedian’s model
• Comparison of nursing homes with and without ownership changes
• Ownership changes were frequent throughout the pandemic
• Poorer care quality metrics were identified in nursing homes that underwent ownership changes
• A significant correlation was found between ownership changes and lower care quality levels