McKnight’s 2026 Outlook Part 4: Providers see opportunities amid healthcare transformation, strong market indicators


Despite rampant uncertainty about how providers will fare over the next year — or possibly because of it — many are taking a growing interest in new clinical and financial opportunities.

More than a quarter of skilled nursing administrators and C-suite leaders (28%) said they would be involved in major transactions this year, either selling or buying nursing homes. And building on a theme of years past, more are showing they’re eager to recruit medically complex patients, add specialty services or try new risk-based payment ventures that pay for performance.

That’s according to results of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News’ 2026 Outlook Survey, which was conducted by email and online from Nov. 18 to Dec. 11, 2025. More than 550 C-suite executives, administrators and nurse leaders took part.

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