Sabra CEO: Signature Deal Likely, Genesis Model ‘Does Not Work’

The CEO of Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) on Thursday indicated that a deal to restructure Signature HealthCARE could soon be in the cards. “We have an agreement with the other primary landlords on Signature,” Sabra CEO Rick Matros said on his company’s fourth-quarter earnings call with shareholders and analysts — though he added […]

Sabra Touts $1 Billion Pipeline, ‘Flawless’ CCP Integration

It’s been a busy past few months for Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA), to say the least. In August, company shareholders approved its merger with Care Capital Properties (NYSE: CCP). Then, in early September, the Irvine, California-based real estate investment trust (REIT) announced it was purchasing the real estate associated with 24 skilled nursing facilities for […]

Sabra to Buy 24 SNFs for $430M, Sell Whole Genesis Portfolio

Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) on Monday announced a pair of major moves, revealing a plan to buy 24 skilled nursing and transitional care units on the West Coast — and taking concrete steps to sell off its remaining 43 properties operated by Genesis HealthCare (NYSE: GEN) by the end of next year. The […]

Sabra’s Assisted Living Play Answers Questions About Post-Merger Future, CEO Says

Sabra Health Care REIT’s (Nasdaq: SBRA) definitive agreement to purchase a 49% equity interest in a joint venture that owns 183 senior housing communities clarifies exactly how Sabra plans to grow, according to company CEO Rick Matros. “Everybody was freaking out,” Matros explained to Skilled Nursing News, referencing certain investors’ reactions to Sabra’s recently approved merger with skilled nursing REIT Care […]

Despite Signature Troubles, Sabra Sees Bright Post-Merger Future

Fresh off the approval of its blockbuster merger with Care Capital Properties, Sabra Healthcare REIT, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBRA) on Friday trumpeted the better-than-estimated value of the deal — and predicted an orderly solution to one of its continuing problems. The company had been conservative in its pre-merger projections, CEO Rick Matros said on a conference […]

Skilled Nursing Must-Reads: SNFs in a Decade, Post-Acute Confusion

The last five days were dominated by a pair of major real estate investment trust (REIT) dramas — Sabra Healthcare REIT, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: SBRA) successful shareholder vote to acquire Care Capital Properties (NYSE: CCP), and Quality Care Properties’ (NYSE: QCP) decision to seek receivership for the struggling HCR ManorCare’s facilities. But much more happened in […]