Nursing homes could get tax breaks for adding private rooms

Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to long-term care facilities that increase number of residential units reserved for single occupancy by at least five percent.

Introduced· 2026-01-13

Who's it for

Who's it for: Long-term care facilities

What it means for you

5/10Mixed

Mixed: some good, some bad ·

Plain‑English summary, cross‑checked against the official bill text.

This bill would give nursing homes a small tax break if they increase the number of private rooms for their residents.

Our take

What we think, in plain words.

Shared rooms in nursing homes can make it easy for germs to spread. This bill tries to help by offering a small tax reward to facilities that add more private rooms. The catch is that the reward is very small. A facility can only save up to $2,000 a year on its taxes. That is probably not enough money to convince a big company to remodel its building. It mostly just gives a tiny tax break to businesses that were already planning to add single rooms anyway. It does not hurt everyday people, but it might not help them much either.

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The facts

What the bill actually says, no spin.

Nursing homes and assisted living centers could get a state tax credit.
They must increase their single-occupancy rooms by at least five percent to qualify.
The tax break is $100 for every five percent increase in private rooms.
The absolute maximum tax break a facility can get is $2,000 per year.