The free sources
| Source | What it covers | What it leaves to you |
|---|---|---|
| CMS ownership files (data.cms.gov) | Owners of Medicare-enrolled nursing homes and hospitals, with roles and percentages | Rolling owners up into groups; joining to other provider types |
| Private Equity Stakeholder Project | Private equity deals and portfolios in healthcare | Facility-level coverage and dates for every link |
| Lown Institute | Hospital rankings, including data on hospital ownership | Nursing homes, urgent care and operator chains |
| Trade press lists (for example Becker's) | Lists of systems, chains and deals | Structured data you can filter, join or cite |
What a joined reference adds
- One record per facility, tied to its operator and up to its ultimate owner.
- Hospitals, nursing homes and urgent care in the same structure, by county and state.
- A source and a last-confirmed date on every link, and history when it changes.
- Exports and alerts, so you don't rebuild the join for every project.
When free is enough
For one facility or a single question, the free sources are often all you need, and our public pages link to them. A joined reference pays off when you work across many facilities, several provider types or a whole market.
Questions
Do you use these sources?
We build on federal public records such as CMS and NPPES. Research and news sources are cited and linked, never copied.
Is the CMS data enough for nursing homes?
It is the best starting point. It names owners and percentages, but rolling them into groups and keeping them dated takes extra work.
Sources
- CMS: Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners · link the dataset page directly before publishing
- Private Equity Stakeholder Project · describe coverage from their site, dated
- Lown Institute Hospitals Index · confirm what ownership fields they publish
- Becker's Hospital Review · cite specific lists by title and date