This year was another rollercoaster for the skilled nursing industry as operators – and truthfully the nation alike – went from the tail end of another covid surge, to the widespread availability of vaccines, then considerable optimism and a possible light at the end of the tunnel, back to another COVID-19 surge and as I’m […]
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Several recurring topics crept up while chronicling Skilled Nursing News’ most-read stories of the year – occupancy, staffing, acquisitions and the industry’s place in value-based care – among others. Of course, the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and subsequent mandate were top-of-mind the entire year as well. The Biden administration sought to boost lagging staff vaccine rates […]
When National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) announced it had collected 82.7% of its rent for the month of November, none of its nursing home tenants were among the list of deferrals. That’s because, according to NHI leadership, the real estate investment trust (REIT) works with the “best-in-class operators” for its SNF portfolio. Out of 222 […]
CareTrust REIT Inc. (Nasdaq: CTRE) is considering a sale, among other strategic options, according to unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg. The San Clemente, Calif-based real estate investment trust (REIT) is working with an advisor to gauge interest from potential suitors, including competitors in the skilled nursing space and other real estate-focused investment firms, as reported […]
With plans to launch an in-house real estate investment trust (REIT) in the coming months, The Ensign Group will look to continue its work as a “turnaround organization” that takes troubled operations and transforms them into state-of-the-art facilities. That’s according to Ensign CEO Barry Port, who shared his priorities for 2022 during a presentation at […]
National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) has collected 82.7% of tenant rent for November, with deferrals still in place for at least one of its tenants through the next several months. Bickford Senior Living, one of NHI’s seniors housing operators receiving rent deferrals, makes up 3.8% of the remaining balance for the month, the real estate […]
Genesis HealthCare’s most recent move to shift toward a market-focused model has some in the industry wondering if the post-acute care company is attempting to follow in the footsteps of another major player in the skilled nursing space. Late last week Kennett Square, Pa.-based Genesis announced the departures of their Chief Operating Officer Paul Bach, […]
CareTrust REIT (Nasdaq: CTRE) expects its skilled nursing assets to return to pre-pandemic occupancy by next summer, with continued recovery from the second to third financial quarter ending Sept. 30. About 60% of the real estate investment trust’s (REIT) skilled nursing operators are “within 90% of their pre-pandemic census or better,” David Sedgwick, president and […]
Already a major player in the skilled nursing space The Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG) is looking to take an aggressive approach to the acquisition market moving forward — with an eye on new states and distressed operations. The San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-based Ensign announced the formation of a captive real estate investment trust (REIT) on […]
Specialty investment bank Ziegler announced it closed $91,910,000 Series 2021A, Series 2021B and 2021C bonds for a Washington not-for-profit corporation that owns and operates a continuing care retirement community in Tacoma, Wash. The bonds will be used to fund an expansion project that will include the construction of 91 new independent living units, a new […]
National Health Investors’ (NYSE: NHI) skilled nursing assets are outperforming assisted and independent living properties at this stage of the pandemic. Memory care is also on the company’s list of underperforming assets. These three types of properties experienced more significant occupancy and margin pressure, driven by staffing shortages and in turn increased hourly rates and […]
While occupancy numbers are enjoying a modest upward trend, skilled nursing operators face an uphill battle to strengthen long-term care metrics into the next year. And, staffing issues also loom large and are commanding attention from SNF operators. These were among the big topics under discussion at Tuesday’s Synergy Summit, where leaders with providers Marquis […]
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 […]
Greystone provided a $17.18 million loan insured by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to refinance the 103-unit skilled nursing facility Sapphire Estates Rehab Centre in Tucson, Ariz. The HUD-insured Section 223(a)(7) financing carries a new 40-year term with a low fixed interest rate, and was originated by Greystone managing director Eric Rosenstock […]
The Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG) kicked off 2021 by acquiring the operations of three skilled nursing facilities in Southern California with 99 beds apiece: Golden Hill Post Acute in San Diego, St. Catherine Healthcare in Fullerton, and Camino Healthcare in Hawthorne. The transaction closed on New Year’s Day, and the San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-based Ensign […]
The Ensign Group’s (Nasdaq: ENSG) skilled nursing facilities, like many others across the U.S., have been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, and received federal government assistance to help ease the financial strains caused by the emergency. But the San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-based operator is doing well enough that it raised its 2020 annual earnings guidance […]
Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) on Wednesday announced the $18.4 million sale of a skilled nursing and transitional facility leased to operator Genesis HealthCare (NYSE: GEN), formally concluding a long-term disposition plan that began in 2017. The August 1 transaction also saw the unnamed buyer assume $17.6 million in mortgage debt, backed by the […]
The Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG) has been on a roll for countless quarters, and not even the early effects of a world-historic pandemic were enough to prevent the skilled nursing heavyweight from logging another record quarter to start 2020. The San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-based operator saw a 28.3% increase in its per-share earnings over the […]
The stock market was rocked on Monday by a combination of factors, including concerns about the novel coronavirus, with a sharp downturn Monday morning triggering a temporary halt on trading — and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq all ending the day down more than 7%. But even though the […]
The Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG) picked up where it left off in 2019 with a single skilled nursing and assisted living facility acquisition in San Antonio, Texas. The San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-based nursing facility giant on Tuesday announced the purchase of The Healthcare Center at Patriot Heights, a combined facility with 59 skilled nursing beds […]
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