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Nursing home change of ownership in Pennsylvania
CMS has recorded 286 nursing home changes of ownership in Pennsylvania since 2016. Each one is a building that changed hands — a new operator, often a new staffing model, and a new set of vendor relationships.
| Year | Ownership changes |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 38 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 35 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2023 | 64 |
| 2024 | 66 |
| 2025 | 20 |
The CMS change-of-ownership file lags. The most recent quarters are incomplete and fill in over the following months, so treat the last two years as a floor rather than a count.
Most recent Pennsylvania transactions
| Buyer | Seller | Effective |
|---|---|---|
| LECOM AT ASBURY RIDGE LLC | SAINT MARY'S HOME OF ERIE | 2025-10-01 |
| 51 ROUTE 204 OPCO LLC | PENN VILLAGE FACILITY OPERATIONS, LLC | 2025-06-01 |
| MA OPERATING, LLC | MAPLEWOOD OPERATING LLC | 2025-06-01 |
| 208 PENNKNOLL ROAD OPCO LLC | PENNKNOLL VILLAGE FACILITY OPERATIONS, LLC | 2025-06-01 |
| 1711 EAST BROAD STREET OPCO LLC | MANOR AT ST. LUKE VILLAGE FACILITY OPERATIONS, LLC | 2025-06-01 |
Who is buying
| Most acquisitive buyers since 2020 | Facilities acquired |
|---|---|
| OIL CITY PA OPCO LLC | 1 |
| OAK GLEN HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER LLC | 1 |
| TWINBROOK OPCO LLC | 1 |
| FP 700 OPERATIONS LLC | 1 |
| KINZUA PA OPCO LLC | 1 |
What a Medicare change of ownership actually is
A CHOW is the formal Medicare process when a certified provider changes hands. The buyer either accepts assignment of the existing provider agreement — inheriting its compliance history and its liabilities — or the agreement terminates and the buyer enrolls fresh. The choice matters enormously to the buyer, and it is visible in the filing.
Every Pennsylvania ownership change on record
All 286 Pennsylvania transactions with buyer, seller, CCN, effective date, CHOW type and the full owner list on both sides. CSV and PDF.
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What is a CHOW in Medicare?
A change of ownership: the formal process when a Medicare-certified provider is sold. The buyer either assumes the existing provider agreement along with its compliance history, or lets it terminate and enrolls as a new provider.
How many nursing homes changed hands in Pennsylvania?
286 recorded changes of ownership since 2016, per CMS.