NURSING_HOME_DONOR_ANALYSIS
├─ matched_owners 86
├─ total_facilities 244
├─ total_beds 28,611
├─ suspicious_donations 183,496
├─ fec_amount $5.3M
├─ avg_facility_rating 2.9/5
├─ owners_with_low_rated 31 (36%)
└─ source FEC + CMS Nursing Home Data
Important Disclaimer
This report matches FEC donor names to CMS nursing home ownership records. Common names may produce false positive matches. Unusual donation patterns do not prove wrongdoing. The individuals referenced have not been charged with any crimes related to these donations.
What is this investigation?
We matched 2,547 suspicious FEC donors (identified through LLM analysis of donation patterns) against CMS nursing home ownership records. The result: 86 nursing home owners appear as high-volume political donors.
Nursing homes receive substantial Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. When facility owners make thousands of small political donations, questions arise about the source of those funds and whether money intended for patient care is being redirected to political activity.
Low-Rated Facilities, High-Volume Donations
Several owners of 1-2 star rated facilities appear on this list. For example, Charles Clark owns a 1-star facility and made 5,713 donations, while Barbara Thompson owns another 1-star facility with 2,842 donations.
Is money that could improve patient care being directed to political donations instead?
Top 25 Nursing Home Owner Donors
Matched by exact name between FEC donor records and CMS nursing home ownership data.
| Owner | Location | Donations | FEC Amount | Facilities | Beds | Avg Rating | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURKE, MICHAEL | REDONDO BEACH, CA | 10,122 | $450K | 7 | 851 | 2.3 | MI, NY |
| BURGESS, RICHARD | YORKTOWN, VA | 7,623 | $152K | 1 | 132 | 2.0 | SC |
| WATSON, JAMES | WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ | 6,378 | $69K | 4 | 328 | 3.3 | AK, CA |
| CLARK, CHARLES | NEW HOPE, PA | 5,713 | $89K | 1 | 120 | 1.0 | IN |
| MARSH, JAMES | RALEIGH, NC | 5,333 | $40K | 1 | 6 | 5.0 | OR |
| BROWN, LAWRENCE | DURANGO, CO | 4,646 | $113K | 1 | 101 | 5.0 | NM |
| WILLIAMS, ANGELA | PALM BEACH, FL | 4,377 | $652K | 1 | 45 | 5.0 | KS |
| HANSON, ROBERT | WICHITA, KS | 4,099 | $110K | 1 | 64 | 5.0 | MN |
| COHEN, ADAM | PARADISE VALLEY, AZ | 4,032 | $54K | 1 | 23 | 3.0 | GA |
| SMITH, DAVID | COPPELL, TX | 3,917 | $117K | 5 | 669 | 4.7 | FL, MI, MO, NC |
| WHEAT, MARY | ASTORIA, NY | 3,701 | $51K | 1 | 180 | 4.0 | MD |
| HALL, JOHN | BOULDER, CO | 3,688 | $45K | 17 | 2,456 | 4.3 | CO, FL, KS, MA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, TX, VA |
| FRITZ, JOHN | BIG BEAR LAKE, CA | 3,616 | $49K | 2 | 137 | 3.0 | SD |
| BOYD, NANCY | SAN RAMON, CA | 3,578 | $24K | 1 | 59 | 5.0 | IA |
| HERMAN, PETER | BONSALL, CA | 3,489 | $153K | 1 | 141 | 4.0 | MA |
| RUSSELL, MARY | PRESCOTT, AZ | 3,422 | $31K | 3 | 330 | 2.3 | OK |
| FALLON, JOHN | DALLAS, TX | 3,368 | $24K | 20 | 2,243 | 2.7 | LA, TX |
| SMITH, CHARLES | OLYMPIA, WA | 3,018 | $16K | 2 | 193 | 5.0 | VA |
| EVANS, ROBERT | BENSON, AZ | 2,908 | $14K | 10 | 1,609 | 4.3 | AL, MN, NC, PA, SC, TX |
| COHEN, LAWRENCE | LOS ANGELES, CA | 2,879 | $25K | 1 | 180 | 2.0 | NY |
| THOMPSON, BARBARA | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | 2,842 | $110K | 1 | 100 | 1.0 | NY |
| LEVY, DAVID | CHICAGO, IL | 2,668 | $31K | 4 | 795 | 1.8 | CA |
| LEVINE, DAVID | POTOMAC, MD | 2,593 | $28K | 1 | 180 | 2.0 | FL |
| MILLER, JOHN | PHOENIX, AZ | 1,408 | $24K | 21 | 3,089 | 3.3 | CT, FL, ME, MO, NC, PA, TX |
| TAYLOR, JAMES | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | 1,468 | $10K | 6 | 478 | 2.7 | IL, NC, OH, WA |
Largest Facility Portfolios
JOHN MILLER
Phoenix, AZ
CT, FL, ME, MO, NC, PA, TX
JOHN FALLON
Dallas, TX
LA, TX - $7.20 avg/donation (smurfing pattern)
JOHN HALL
Boulder, CO
10 states: CO, FL, KS, MA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, TX, VA
Party Breakdown
Questions Raised
- 1.Source of funds - Are these donations from personal wealth or business income derived from Medicare/Medicaid reimbursements?
- 2.Quality vs. political activity - Why are owners of poorly-rated facilities making thousands of political donations?
- 3.Donation patterns - John Fallon's $7.20 average donation across 3,368 transactions suggests possible structuring.
- 4.Multi-state operations - Owners operating in many states while residing elsewhere may evade state-level oversight.
Data sources: FEC Individual Contributions (58.2M records), CMS Nursing Home Compare, CMS Ownership Data. Investigation ID: nh-donor-2024-001. This analysis is provided for informational purposes - it is not an accusation of illegal conduct.