Though skilled nursing occupancy continues to tick upwards, the growth decelerated recently, which could have significant implications for the real estate investment trusts who are landlords to operators across the U.S., according to a June 6 note from BMO Capital Markets. The national data collected from nursing homes by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid […]
CareTrust REIT
San Clemente, Calif.-based CareTrust REIT (Nasdaq: CTRE) has transferred operations of its four Five Oaks Healthcare facilities to affiliates of the Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG) as of June 1. The skilled nursing facilities, all in Washington, were added to a long-term, triple-net master lease between the real estate investment trust and San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-based […]
Senior Living Investment Brokerage Sells Skilled Nursing Facility Azalea Gardens Senior Living Investment Brokerage, a leader in the senior housing transaction market, recently announced it facilitated the sale of Azalea Gardens at $11 million. The 170-bed and 137 operational bed skilled nursing community is located in Mobile, Alabama, and remains in a long-term lease with […]
CareTrust REIT (Nasdaq: CTRE), which has 157 skilled nursing facilities in its 222-asset portfolio, collected 100% of rent from its tenants in the first quarter. And when it comes to deals in the pipeline, most of those are skilled nursing facilities, the San Clemente, Calif.-based real estate investment trust (REIT) said in its first-quarter earnings […]
PDPM Adjustments, Smaller Medicare Raise Show CMS ‘Ready to Pull Back’ on COVID Aid to Nursing Homes
As the federal government’s approach toward nursing homes and COVID-19 continues to shift from emergency support to reflection and reform, analysts are increasingly warning that the coronavirus-era gravy train could soon come to an abrupt stop. In particular, the past week has brought three pieces of news that may signal trouble ahead for operators and […]
A international group of 95 investment firms with holdings in post-acute and long-term care companies on Thursday called on the industry to bolster care and raise wages for frontline caregivers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. “As the sector recovers, and we reflect upon the damage to our societies and the loss of human […]
CareTrust REIT (Nasdaq: CTRE) acquired the Buena Vista Care Center, a 150-bed skilled nursing facility in Santa Barbara, Calif., for about $15.9 million, including transaction costs, the real estate investment trust announced March 9. The facility will continue to be operated by Covenant Care under a long-term lease assumed by the San Clemente, Calif.-based CareTrust […]
Walker & Dunlop this week announced the completion of $172 million in financing for a seven-building skilled nursing portfolio across the Northeast and the Midwest. Four of the properties were refinanced through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) 232/233 program, with the remaining three undergoing HUD 232 loan modification. The portfolio consisted of: […]
Executives at LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC) on Friday struck an upbeat tone about some of the top pressure points for health care real estate investment trusts (REITs) amid the ongoing pandemic, including a troubled tenant and the significant shift of patient volume to home health. Genesis HealthCare (NYSE: GEN), the nursing home giant that spurred […]
Executives at CareTrust REIT (Nasdaq: CTRE) expect to see hospital referrals to skilled nursing facilities eventually return, with executives arguing that a recent spike in diversions to home health is unlikely to become permanent. Eventually, the referral destinations for post-acute patients are going to stop coming out so lopsidedly in home health’s favor, according to […]
The COVID-19 vaccines being distributed in skilled nursing and long-term care facilities constitute a light at the end of the tunnel, at least in terms of the clinical ravages inflicted in SNFs and other institutional settings. But it’s far from clear what effect that will have on the number of patients and residents in those […]
Nursing home operator The Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG), fresh off of a year of solid operational results that prompted another complete return of federal aid, on Thursday indicated a growing push to capitalize on the value of its owned real estate. The San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-based operator reported net income of $46.3 million in the […]
BMO Capital Markets this week downgraded its outlook for several publicly traded landlords of senior housing and skilled nursing facilities, but post-acute care emerged as a rare bright spot in the analysis — with the prediction that the sector will recover faster than its senior living counterparts. The financial services provider issued downgrades to Welltower […]
CareTrust REIT (Nasdaq: CTRE) acquired four post-acute care facilities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for $47.6 million, inclusive of transaction costs, in an off-market deal, the San Clemente, Calif.-based real estate investment trust (REIT) announced last week. The portfolio includes 554 skilled nursing beds and 24 assisted living beds across Beacon Harbor Healthcare & Rehabilitation […]
Senior living and skilled nursing landlord CareTrust REIT (Nasdaq: CTRE) on Friday projected a relative period of financial calm ahead for the sector as emergency Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) funding continues to insulate its tenants from serious hardships. “The HHS provider relief funds appear to be providing our skilled nursing operators with […]
The Villa Toscana at Cypress Woods, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in a Houston suburb, was sold to the SNF-focused private equity firm O&M Investments for $5.3 million. The transaction was handled by the Chicago-based senior living brokerage firm Heavenrich & Company on behalf of a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) and owner-operator […]
The ongoing pandemic has rightfully shifted attention away from dealmaking in the long-term and post-acute care space, but several leaders have expressed optimism that investors will support the sector moving forward — though the influx of federal cash keeping operators afloat could scramble valuation math for some time to come. With overall uncertainty in the […]
For many potential skilled nursing investors, the threat of government action — either through new regulations or wholesale changes to payment models — has represented one of the largest risks. But while COVID-19 has brought unprecedented operational strain to nursing homes across the country, leaders at major health care landlord CareTrust REIT (Nasdaq: CTRE) believe […]
Several of the major health care real estate investment trusts (REITs) have responded to the challenges and upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic by withdrawing their earnings guidance for the year — a move that’s entirely understandable given the number of unknowns about the impact of the resulting emergency on tenants. But the San Clemente, Calif.-based […]
Another skilled nursing facility in the state of Washington has reported an outbreak of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus that is sweeping the globe — resulting in major declines in the stock prices of several real estate investment trusts (REITs) with holdings in the skilled nursing and senior housing sectors. That facility, […]
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