SSM Health announced that it plans to sell three of its nonprofit nursing homes in Wisconsin — including 184-bed St. Mary’s Care Center in Madison, the largest of Dane County’s 18 nursing homes — to a for-profit long-term care company in New Jersey.
Emerita Professor Barb Bowers, PhD, RN, FAAN, discusses the pressures facing the industry, how often this kind of sale happens, the potential differences between nonprofits and for-profits, and the impact on nursing care.