Table 2. Adjusted experience with care ratings by nursing home chain ownership groups, 2007-2010^#.

Ownership group of nursing homes	Overall satisfaction (1-10)	Recommendation (0-100)	Experience with (1-4)
			Staff & administration	Care provided	Food & meals	Autonomy	Physical environment
Independent nonprofit (N=191)	8.80	94.99	3.71	3.61	3.61	3.57	3.55
Independent for-profit (N=176)	8.34***	89.99***	3.63**	3.50***	3.57	3.41***	3.41***
Small-chain, nonprofit (N=54)	8.52	93.20	3.64**	3.54**	3.48**	3.52	3.45*
Small-chain for-profit (N=86)	8.11***	88.76***	3.59***	3.44***	3.44***	3.33***	3.35***
Medium-chain for-profit (N=102)	7.90***	84.87***	3.56**	3.40***	3.40***	3.31***	3.29***
Large-chain for-profit (N=211)	7.92***	85.61***	3.56***	3.39***	3.39***	3.32***	3.25***

^#Predictions of adjusted ratings were based on linear random-effects models that adjusted for the nursing home and county characteristics listed in Table 1, year dummies, dummies for facility ownership groups, and the clustering of nursing homes over years.

^*p<0.10,

^**p<0.05, and

^***p<0.01 when compared to the adjusted rating of independent nonprofit facilities.