A recent study on privatization of nursing homes concluded that when a government-run home is taken over by a for-profit company, violations of quality care tend to increase. When a nonprofit assumes control, violations don’t increase, but fewer Medicaid patients are admitted. Anne Amirkhanyan, who conducted the study, notes, “It’s different priorities. There are wealthier, happier clients at nonprofits. For- profit companies have residents who are quite poor, but they don’t have the (care-oriented) mission.