Although private equity and venture capital firms have increased investment in senior care in the past five years, much of that investment has gone toward at-home care and services, not nursing homes, reports Skilled Nursing News.
Home- and community-based services and technologies comprise a large investment pocket, along with Medicare Advantage primary care organizations.
Models that use innovation to address health inequities are another draw for investors.
Although there has been much focus on nursing homes, much of the $206 billion private equity firms spent on health care in 2021 involved eye care clinics, dental management claims, physician practices, hospices, pet care providers and other health care companies, according to a Kaiser Health News report citing PitchBook data. Read more.
