‘Nothing Draconian’: Omega Execs Foresee No Medicaid Funding Cuts for Nursing Homes Amid a Friendly Trump Administration

Executives at Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI), which posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter results, foresee more positive developments ahead, given the Trump administration’s favorable stance toward the nursing home sector and the potential Medicaid cuts being considered by Republican lawmakers as largely a non-issue. “Coverages are the strongest they have been in years, which is reflective of […]

Most-Read Skilled Nursing News Stories of 2024

It’s no surprise that the Biden administration’s minimum staffing mandate was the source of Skilled Nursing News’ most-read story of 2024. From the proposal stage to its final form, our stories on the staffing mandate covered all aspects of its requirements as well as the legal and legislative challenges against it. Our stories about the […]

Bankruptcy Court Approves Sale and Transition of 19 Guardian Healthcare Facilities

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court approved the sale of eight of Guardian Healthcare’s nursing facilities to GBK Eight LLC on Wednesday. This follows Guardian’s completion of the transfer of operations at 11 skilled nursing facilities to Oxford Valley Health on Tuesday. “All the facilities remain open and are focused on delivering quality care, ensuring the health […]

‘Big Dollars’: Omega Touts Occupancy Growth and Strong Investment Pipeline Amid Ongoing Staffing Pressures

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) executives remained optimistic about occupancy growth, although ongoing staffing pressures at partner nursing homes in certain states contributed to bottlenecks at hospitals. The Maryland-based real estate investment trust (REIT) reported a strong third quarter, with executives touting a strong investment pipeline amid a flurry of dealmaking for the sector at […]

‘Cooler Heads Will Prevail’: Omega Sees Robust Investment Amid Hopes for an Improving Regulatory Environment for Nursing Homes

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) posted a solid second quarter, reflecting continued stability and aggressive expansion in its investments.  “The fundamentals of the business continue to improve,” Megan Krull, Senior Vice President of Operations, said during the company’s quarterly conference call. “While not at pre-pandemic levels, occupancy has stabilized, and the recovery, from a coverage […]

Nursing Home Leaders Using ‘All the Tools Available’ in Aggressive Push to Halt CMS Staffing Mandate

LeadingAge joins a slew of other nursing home industry voices in urging a multi-faceted strategy following the finalization of the federal minimum staffing rule a month ago. The advocacy group is pursuing legislative, legal and regulatory avenues to stop the mandate and build the workforce. Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of LeadingAge, said, “We […]

Omega Announces Potential Settlement Involving Changes to Corporate Diversity Practices

A legal settlement reached by Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. (NYSE: OHI), if finalized, will change some of the real estate investment trust’s corporate governance policies and practices related to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, the company announced Monday. Omega’s insurance company will also pay $850,000 in attorney fees and expenses, while a court hearing scheduled […]

Top Trends That Will Shape the Skilled Nursing Sector in 2024

Margins squeezed by interest rates and inflation, staffing shortages amid a draconian staffing mandate proposal, an invasion of Medicare Advantage and mixed efforts at adapting to Minimum Data Set (MDS) changes are among a litany of the challenges facing the skilled nursing sector at the start of 2024. However, all is not doom and gloom […]

Omega Reports Strong Q2 Results on Improvements in Occupancy, Reimbursements, Labor Market

Omega Healthcare Investors’ (NYSE: OHI) robust financial results for the second quarter rested on better occupancy levels, higher state reimbursements and improvements in the labor market even though use of agency workers still remains high, company executives said on Thursday. During its second quarter conference call, the Maryland-based real estate investment trust (REIT) also reported […]

‘Past the Trough’: Omega CEO Cautiously Optimistic As Occupancy Up, Acquisitions Underway 

Following its first quarter earnings release, executives at Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. (NYSE: OHI) said Wednesday that new investments along with restructuring of existing deals will result in gains. This is in part due to rent deferrals ending on some of Omega’s properties and operating trends continuing to improve for the sector, company leaders said […]

Omega Announces $233M in Deals Involving 18 Skilled Nursing Facilities

In announcing its first quarter earnings results, Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. (NYSE: OHI) said Tuesday that it completed $233 million in new investments so far in the second quarter of 2023. These new investments include Omega’s acquisition on April 14 of four skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in West Virginia for $114.8 million, which it leased […]

Omega, PACS Execs: Nursing Home Owners, Operators Must Overcome ‘Myopic’ Approach to Thrive in New Era

To build relationships that can weather hurdles and succeed in a “new era” for nursing homes, owners and operators should focus on how they can drive mutual growth over time, through symbiotic, creative deals generating long-term value. That’s according to executives with Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) and Providence Administrative Consulting Services (PACS), who spoke […]

Omega Execs: End of PHE ‘Not Ideal,’ SNF Portfolio Restructuring Progresses 

Skilled nursing headwinds are continuing to buffet Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI), as the real estate investment trust continues restructuring efforts. But leaders at the REIT are cautiously optimistic about what lies ahead. Analysts with Stifel shared that optimism, based on Omega’s Q4 2022 earnings results. “We believe the numbers are essentially bottoming, and that […]

Omega SNF Portfolio Restructurings Include $129.8M Sale of 11 LaVie Properties

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. (NYSE: OHI) on Monday announced some transaction and rent deferral updates regarding two skilled nursing operators, one in the U.S. and one in the U.K. The Maryland-based real estate investment trust (REIT) said it sold 11 of its LaVie Care Center properties to an unnamed third party for $129.8 million, also […]

Transactions & Financings: Omega Affiliate Makes $11.5M Deal; Euson Lindsay Health Acquires 72-Bed Facility

Omega affiliate makes $11.5 million deal OHI Asset Management, an affiliate of Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. (NYSE: OHI), has purchased the Alston Brook long-term care and rehabilitation facility from Golden Age of Lexington Inc. for $11.15 million. The facility is located in Lexington, North Carolina, where Omega owns two other facilities. Omega owns 39 facilities […]

‘The Haves and Have Nots’: Omega Closely Monitors Moves to Make Medicaid Rate Bumps Permanent

Nursing home sector leaders and financial backers are basing their future plans heavily on Medicaid rate increases seen across the country, as some states meet the moment with substantial increases to combat inflationary pressures and staffing costs. Others, meanwhile, haven’t increased rates in a meaningful way and have not kept pace with increased costs that […]

Arnie Whitman, Omega, Ziegler Lead $9M TSOLife Series A; ESI Closes Ohio SNF Deal

TSOLife completed a $9 million Series A funding round for its AI-based business intelligence platform that translates and transcribes resident interviews and converts the information into consumable data. Data dashboards can be utilized by skilled nursing staff to look for actionable trends and insights. “TSO is the tip of the spear in gathering social insights […]

Omega CEO: Nursing Home Recovery Hinges on State Medicaid Boosts Being Extended, Made Permanent

As the nursing home industry continues to work its way through ongoing workforce and occupancy challenges, one of the nation’s largest owners of skilled nursing facilities is keeping a close eye on how states are extending or making permanent the Medicaid funding boosts tied to the Covid-19 public health emergency (PHE). The Omega Healthcare Investors […]