Private equity firms are increasingly buying disability care centers

Healthcare DIVE March 19, 2025
Susanna Vogel

Over 10 years, private equity firms acquired more than 1,000 disability care providers. But intense pressures to turn a profit could harm quality, according to the Private Equity Stakeholder Project.

Dive Brief:

• Private equity firms are rapidly buying up disability care providers, according to a new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project published Tuesday.
• Although the disability care industry has historically been dominated by nonprofit and faith-based organizations, private equity firms made over 1,000 acquisitions of disability and elder care providers between 2013 and 2023, according to the report. That figure could be an undercount, as private equity firms are not always required to disclose acquisitions, the watchdog organization said.
• Private equity ownership could pose a threat to...

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