Sabra CEO: Reimbursement Hikes May Be Even Bigger Next Year to Account for Inflation 

Nursing home occupancy continues to slowly improve, a trend that along with higher reimbursement rates going forward, will improve the bottom line for Sabra Healthcare REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA), according to executives. Rick Matros, CEO of Sabra, said during the company’s second quarter earnings call on Tuesday that he expects a large increase to next year’s […]

Sabra CEO: Signature Posts Solid Q1 After Tough 2022, SNFs on Upswing with ‘Worst Behind Us’

Ongoing portfolio restructuring suppressed first quarter earnings for Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA), but executives are bullish on improving market conditions and metrics for skilled nursing. “It feels good to at least believe that we’ve gotten the worst behind us, and I really do feel pretty good about things going forward,” CEO Rick Matros […]

Sabra Sells ‘Sizable’ SNF Portfolio at $200K Per Bed, Discloses $185M in Recent Proceeds 

Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) on Thursday announced about $185 million has been received in gross proceeds since Sept. 30, 2022, including through a “sizable portfolio” of skilled nursing assets that fetched $200,000 a bed. The previously disclosed sales were “almost entirely comprised of skilled nursing investments,” Sabra said in a statement.  The $200,000-per […]

Sabra Shifts 24-Facility North American Portfolio to Ensign, Avamere

Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) is divvying up a 24-property portfolio previously leased to North American Health Care Inc. to The Ensign Group and Avamere Family of Companies. Both existing tenants, Ensign (Nasdaq: ENSG) will now become one of the real estate investment trust’s (REITs) largest tenants — representing about 8% of annualized cash […]

Avamere Aims to Create Post-Acute Network with New Corporate Structure

A major provider of senior housing and care services across the acuity spectrum on Wednesday announced an internal reorganization, with the eventual goal of evolving into a post-acute care network for its residents. The Avamere Family of Companies moved to consolidate its separate entities — senior housing and skilled nursing operator Avamere Living, therapy provider […]