Multiple suitors have come knocking at Welltower Inc.’s (NYSE: WELL) door to ask about its recently acquired skilled nursing assets, a top executive said Tuesday, with potential offers that could significantly exceed their most recent sale price. The real estate investment trust (REIT) has no interest in selling off a large chunk of its HCR […]
Moody’s this week downgraded its rating for non-profit health system ProMedica, citing concerns over the ongoing integration of the HCR ManorCare assets into its umbrella and weakening Medicare census at its nursing facilities. The New York City-based rating agency dropped ProMedica from Baa1 to Baa3, with a negative outlook, the second such slip since the […]
More than a year after Welltower’s (NYSE: WELL) mega-deal to snap up skilled nursing giant HCR ManorCare, the real estate investment trust’s CEO says the partnership is on the right financial footing. “They’re on track,” Tom DeRosa said of the early financial results in a recent interview with the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing […]
Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) on Wednesday announced the promotion of Tim McHugh to the position of chief financial officer — as well as the departure of former CFO John Goodey. McHugh had previously held the title of senior vice president, corporate finance at the Toledo, Ohio-based real estate investment trust (REIT), and will continue to […]
Welltower (NYSE: WELL) CEO Tom DeRosa touted a big-picture view of his company’s skilled nursing investments this week, describing post-acute services as part of a larger health care ecosystem — one that is vertically integrated and thinks holistically about care. And because of that, he’s adamant that there’s more to the real estate investment trust’s […]
After blaming its acquisition of HCR ManorCare for a significant annual loss in 2018, non-profit health system ProMedica credited its new skilled nursing assets for helping to offset a rough first quarter for its insurance business. The Toledo, Ohio-based acute- and post-acute giant logged a net loss of $9.8 million in the first quarter of […]
ProMedica on Thursday announced a pair of promotions that will bring a new leadership team at the health system and its skilled nursing subsidiary, HCR ManorCare. The Toledo, Ohio-based health system promoted Steve Cavanaugh, president of the ManorCare division, to chief financial officer of the entire ProMedica network. Replacing Cavanaugh at the helm of ManorCare […]
Less than a year has passed since the ink dried on health system ProMedica’s acquisition of skilled nursing operator HCR ManorCare, but the deal has already brought $70 million into its capital-starved post-acute operations this year — with more cash influxes where that came from. That level of reinvestment, which ManorCare plans to repeat each […]
Executives from Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) have been largely mum about the company’s ongoing integration of HCR ManorCare’s skilled nursing facilities into its overall portfolio, but when pressed Tuesday, leaders hinted that the metrics are moving in the right direction. Occupancy at ManorCare SNFs has increased by more than 100 basis points, Welltower chief investment […]
Non-profit hospital system ProMedica last week announced the layoffs of 100 more administrative and corporate employees, marking the second round of staffing reductions since it took over the operations of nursing home chain HCR ManorCare. The Daily Reporter of Coldwater, Mich. — where ProMedica operates the Coldwater Regional Hospital — initially reported the news, citing […]
Non-profit hospital operator ProMedica announced its first set of annual financial data after acquiring skilled nursing giant HCR ManorCare last year, and the early results weren’t positive. The Toledo, Ohio-based firm reported $70 million in losses for fiscal 2018, according to an unaudited financial report for bondholders, despite a major revenue gain from absorbing approximately […]
Non-profit health systems in the United States have about $600 billion worth of real estate sitting on their balance sheets — and as they look to shake up their operations, the marketplace is ripe for disruption, according to Tom DeRosa, CEO of Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL). But investors shouldn’t expect skilled nursing to be part […]
Executives at Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) are becoming more confident in the post-acute business, noting that skilled nursing acquisition prices have increased. In fact, in the past 12 months, the company has gone from being “an opportunistic buyer to opportunistic seller,” at least when it comes to skilled nursing, Welltower chief investment officer Shankh Mitra […]
The blockbuster deal by Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) to acquire skilled nursing provider HCR ManorCare with hospital non-profit ProMedica helped drive a record year for health care mergers and acquisitions, according to a new report from auditing and accounting firm PwC. The Toledo, Ohio-based real estate investment trust (REIT) closed on the acquisition in July […]
National health care operators would be wise to consider selling non-core assets to expansion-minded private equity firms in 2019, according to a recent report from Big Four audit and accounting company PwC — while also looking to the investors as partners for growth and innovation. “For years, private equity firms have invested in health care, […]
While remaining relatively mum on the status of his company’s major skilled nursing play, Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) CEO Tom DeRosa this week presented a vision of the future in which health care assets replace retail as the cornerstone of real estate development. “For generations, we thought of anchors as retail — it’s retail that […]
Skilled nursing rents must decline by about 10% across the board in order to ensure the facilities’ long-term stability, a Wednesday report from Green Street Advisors has concluded. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) must achieve rent coverage of around 1.9 times to achieve stability for their tenants, the real estate research firm’s analysts Lukas Hartwich […]
Few voices in the skilled nursing world have been as outspoken as Rick Matros, CEO of Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA). That’s why we thought he’d make the perfect subject for our inaugural episode of “Rethink: The Future of Skilled Nursing,” a new podcast from Skilled Nursing News. During our 30-minute conversation, Matros offered […]
The leaders of the newly merged ProMedica and HCR ManorCare on Tuesday peeled back the curtain on their plans for the future, with a specific focus on using an in-house insurance plan to test ideas for expanded partnerships. Speaking in friendly territory — the stage at new landlord Welltower Inc.’s (NYSE: WELL) investor presentation in […]
Formation Capital has a long history in skilled nursing and based on our conversation with Arnold Whitman — its founder and chairman — the company continues to see a big opportunity for the industry to take advantage of the shift to value-based care. During the National Investment Centers for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) conference in […]
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