After seeing major players like Humana and TPG Capital take billion-dollar bets on vertical health care integration, Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) is getting in on the action as well. Shankh Mitra, the real estate investment trust’s (REIT) senior vice president of investments, specifically cited those companies — which recently teamed up to buy Kindred Healthcare’s […]
When Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) and ProMedica announced their deal to acquire Quality Care Properties (NYSE: QCP) — and, by extension, skilled nursing giant HCR ManorCare — the move was a strategic splash designed to shake up the long-term landscape. For QCP, however, it was simply the best way to play a less-than-ideal hand. On […]
The fates of skilled nursing giant HCR ManorCare and its former landlord, Quality Care Properties (NYSE: QCP), have been determined. Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL), one of the largest U.S. health care real estate investment trusts (REITs), has reached an agreement to acquire QCP in a $1.95 billion all-cash deal. Going forward, Welltower will own the […]
A non-profit health system and a major real estate investment trust (REIT) are reportedly teaming up to buy Quality Care Properties (NYSE: QCP) for $2 billion. The ProMedica hospital system and Welltower, Inc. (NYSE: WELL) have already made that offer, according to sources that spoke to the Reuters news service — which would value QCP at about […]
A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday approved HCR ManorCare’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy under the ownership of its landlord, Quality Care Properties (NYSE: QCP). Judge Kevin Gross of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware gave the sign-off on the prepackaged Chapter 11 plan, which will see the Bethesda, Md.-based QCP lose […]
Unfunded pension obligations are behind a multi-million-dollar payout due to HCR ManorCare’s former president and CEO — even though the company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Paul Ormond, who left ManorCare in September 2017, is owed $116.7 million under the prepackaged bankruptcy plan by which Quality Care Properties, Inc. (NYSE: QCP) will take over […]
The recent bankruptcies of the HCR ManorCare and Orianna skilled nursing chains seemed to validate an industry-wide opinion that the future belongs to the smaller, regional operator. But there are still advantages to scale in the skilled nursing industry — even if they remain under the radar. The Ensign Group (NASDAQ: ENSG) has a nationwide […]
The U.S. government declined to intervene in a False Claims Act (FCA) case brought against HCR ManorCare’s hospice division, though it asked to be kept updated on pleadings in the case. The decision to not intervene marks another victory in FCA cases for ManorCare; in November, a Medicare fraud case against the Toledo, Ohio-based skilled nursing […]
Recently filed bankruptcy documents reveal that HCR ManorCare’s total missed rent to Quality Care Properties, Inc. (NYSE: QCP) topped $445 million — while its former CEO is set for a handsome payday. Paul Ormond, who left the embattled provider in September, could receive a settlement in excess of $100 million, according to a letter from ManorCare […]
When Quality Care Properties, Inc. (NYSE: QCP) announced an agreement to take over its troubled tenant HCR ManorCare late last week, it capped a long struggle between the landlord and the skilled nursing provider. The Bethesda, Md.-based QCP is expected to lose its status as a real estate investment trust (REIT) as a result of the deal, […]
Quality Care Properties (NYSE: QCP) has reached an agreement to take over full equity ownership of its tenant, skilled nursing provider HCR ManorCare. As a result of the transaction, QCP expects to lose its status as a real estate investment trust (REIT), the company announced this morning. The transaction follows a long period of financial […]
The Ensign Group (NASDAQ: ENSG) announced solid earnings for the fourth quarter of 2017 — and took a not-too-subtle shot at some of its competitors. The Mission Viejo, Calif.-based post-acute provider saw a 40.2% increase in revenues related to transitional and skilled nursing care from the fourth quarter of 2016, along with gains in occupancy […]
After months of extensions, HCR ManorCare has finally responded to a receivership claim from its landlord — and the provider seeks to have the case dismissed. Quality Care Properties, Inc. (NYSE: QCP) announced early Tuesday that tenant ManorCare had filed a motion to dismiss “certain claims in the receivership complaint,” according to a filing with […]
Now that we’ve broken down the top 10 stories of the last year, it’s time for us to dive into our predictions for the top skilled nursing trends of the coming 12 months. Some key headwinds, such as questions over Medicaid reimbursements, declining occupancy, and new regulations — including the final round of the requirements […]
In case you’ve been blissfully away from your e-mail since before Christmas, here’s a quick rundown of the skilled nursing headlines you missed. QCP Cuts ManorCare a Break Quality Care Properties, Inc. (NYSE: QCP) gave its troubled tenant HCR ManorCare a generous Boxing Day present, announcing a one-year rent cut in a December 26 filing […]
The skilled nursing industry faces an existential crisis over its future, and 2017 was a year filled with threats — financial and regulatory woes at top providers, plummeting occupancy, and continued reimbursement pressures. But it was also a year that saw promising research illustrating the utility of SNF care and successes in new payment models, […]
Troubled nursing home operator HCR ManorCare got an early Christmas present from its primary landlord Monday morning: another month and a half to respond to a receivership claim. Quality Care Properties, Inc. (NYSE: QCP) pushed back ManorCare’s deadline to January 15, the fourth such extension since the real estate investment trust (REIT) initially filed a […]
Make no mistake: The skilled nursing industry is under threat from a range of forces, and no one is expecting it to end anytime soon. “[The industry is] under pressure from every imaginable direction, and it’s [only] getting harder,” said Russ DePriest, senior vice president and general manager-skilled nursing at PointClickCare. He spoke at the […]
Earnings season has brought a flurry of news from publicly traded skilled nursing operators and landlords, so in case you missed them the first time around, here’s a quick glance at the biggest stories in the SNF world from the past week — including a major structural shakeup at a leading provider. After a judge […]
The Department of Justice will drop a Medicare fraud case against HCR ManorCare, Inc., according to a court filing obtained by Skilled Nursing News. “The United States has advised Defendants of its intent to move to dismiss this case with prejudice,” the filing reads, indicating that the government will not pursue the matter further. United […]
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