Table 2.

Association between Ownership Change and Care Experience Ratings⁺

	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3
	Est.	95% CI	Est.	95% CI	Est.	95% CI
Staff & administration	−0.11	(−0.17, −0.05)***	−0.09	(−0.15, −0.03)**	−0.08	(−0.14, −0.02)*
Care provided	−0.14	(−0.21, −0.07)***	−0.12	(−0.18, −0.05)***	−0.11	(−0.17, −0.04)***
Food and meals	−0.12	(−0.22, −0.03)**	−0.10	(−0.19, −0.006)*	−0.09	(−0.18, 0.005)
Autonomy and rights	−0.15	(−0.25, −0.05)**	−0.13	(−0.22, −0.04)**	−0.12	(−0.21, −0.03)**
Physical aspects	−0.14	(−0.21, −0.06)***	−0.11	(−0.19, −0.04)**	−0.10	(−0.18, −0.03)**
Overall care rating	−0.51	(−0.77, −0.25)***	−0.43	(−0.67, −0.18)***	−0.39	(−0.63, −0.15)***
Would recommend	−6.54%	(−10.65%, −2.44%)**	−5.98%	(−9.76%, −2.20%)**	−5.41%	(−9.10%, −1.72%)**

⁺Model 1 controls for NH organizational characteristics, including profit status, chain ownership, occupancy rate, and number of Medicare and Medicaid beds. Model 2 further controls for other NH characteristics indicating NH environment and quality, including number of detached toilets, number of private and attached toilets, number of shared and attached toilets, total number of deficiencies, and nurse staffing (CNA, LPN, and RN) hours per resident/day. Model 3 further controls for market conditions, including market competition, rural/urban location, percent of people in the county aged >=65 years, and median household income.

^*P<=0.05

^**P<=0.01

^***P<=0.001