Change Of Ownership

What are CHOW’s, and why are they relevant to me working in a healthcare facility? Suffice it to say that this market craze is affecting all aspects of the skilled nursing world, especially on the financial...

New York’s lawsuit targets the people and mechanisms that might have allowed low quality to take root. But it’s all of skilled nursing that suffers.

Nursing home and other healthcare provider advocates are not pleased with a new New Jersey law that preserves employment for four months for workers whose facilities change ownership. Its unintended consequences...

As many states have moved to tighten regulations in lockstep with the federal focus on nursing home reform, there’s often been an unexpected guest at the negotiating table.

California lawmakers are continuing to press for some of the nation’s toughest requirements for potential nursing home buyers. 

The state of Pennsylvania is pushing to adopt stronger requirements and regulations during the application and review process for potential nursing home buyers before a change in ownership can be approved. 

When a skilled nursing facility changes ownership, the change is known in healthcare vernacular as a change of ownership or “CHOW.” Because this could wind up endangering a Medicare provider...