Quick Handoff Brings 7 Former Kindred SNFs to Cascadia, CareTrust

By October 1, Cascadia Healthcare will operate all seven of the skilled nursing facilities previously run by Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND) in Idaho — but its new landlord isn’t the company that agreed to buy Kindred’s entire SNF portfolio at the end of June. The Eagle, Idaho-based Cascadia will lease the seven former Kindred SNFs […]

Kindred Completes First Round of Skilled Nursing Sell-Off

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: KND) on Thursday took the first step toward its planned exit from the skilled nursing space, announcing the sale of 54 SNFs in 10 states. The $519 million transaction involves the majority of the 89 total SNFs and seven assisted living facilities that Kindred will sell to BM Eagle Holdings — a joint […]

Kindred Talks Life After Skilled Nursing on Earnings Call

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: KND) tackled life after skilled nursing on its second-quarter earnings call, the first after it finalized a $700 million deal to sell off its SNF assets in late June. “This transaction is an important step in the ongoing strategic transformation of Kindred,” president and CEO Benjamin Breier said, identifying the company’s […]

[UPDATED] Kindred’s SNF Sale: Long-Term Benefits, Short-Term Drag

When Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND) finalized a blockbuster deal to sell its SNF portfolio for $700 million in cash at the start of the holiday weekend, the post-acute giant may have been making a long-term bet with significant upfront costs. Much of the $210 million that Kindred expects to net from the deal will come from […]

Kindred Strikes Deal to Sell SNF Business for $700 Million

About six months after announcing its intention to cease being an owner and operator of skilled nursing facilities, Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND) has struck a deal to sell its SNF business for $700 million in cash. The total value of the transaction to Kindred is expected to be $910 million, the Louisville-based company announced late […]