Nursing home occupancy continues to slowly improve, a trend that along with higher reimbursement rates going forward, will improve the bottom line for Sabra Healthcare REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA), according to executives. Rick Matros, CEO of Sabra, said during the company’s second quarter earnings call on Tuesday that he expects a large increase to next year’s […]
Private equity investment in the skilled nursing space has gained steam over the last few years, even before the COVID-19 pandemic, and that is only expected to continue in 2022 as more competition has returned to the marketplace. The trend was evident throughout 2021 as the most active buyers throughout the year were private equity […]
A international group of 95 investment firms with holdings in post-acute and long-term care companies on Thursday called on the industry to bolster care and raise wages for frontline caregivers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. “As the sector recovers, and we reflect upon the damage to our societies and the loss of human […]
A sizable real estate impairment charge related to the bankrupt Senior Care Centers contributed to a $77.7 million first-quarter loss for Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA), but executives remain upbeat that the changes coming to skilled nursing this fall will boost fortunes industry-wide. The real estate investment trust (REIT) took a $103 million impairment […]
Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) on Wednesday announced the sale of 13 more skilled nursing facilities operated by Genesis Healthcare (NYSE: GEN), leaving just three more to sell before the real estate investment trust (REIT) completes its long-planned divestiture of Genesis assets. Four of the Genesis-leased facilities sold last week for $38.6 million, with […]
Almost half of Medicare patients experience either adverse events or temporary harm events inside the walls of a long-term care hospital (LTCH) according to a November report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that 21% of Medicare patients in LTCHs — also known as long-term […]
Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) on Thursday announced a $385 million deal to sell all 38 buildings in its portfolio operated by troubled skilled nursing provider Senior Care Centers. The deal — which the Irvine, Calif. based real estate investment trust (REIT) had previously announced earlier this year — is expected to close early […]
Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) dropped the news late Monday that its largest operator, Senior Care Centers, had stopped paying rent — and on Tuesday, its CEO framed the issue as an attempt to force the company’s hand amid a pending sale. The Irvine, Calif.-based real estate investment trust (REIT) had already entered into […]
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBRA) announced on Monday that its portfolio of Senior Care Centers buildings hasn’t generated straight-line rents since May, resulting in a $1.9 million shortfall in the company’s third-quarter income. The Irvine, Calif.-based real estate investment trust (REIT) issued notices of default and lease termination during the third quarter, the […]
Multiple players across the skilled nursing industry have offered predictions as to when slumping occupancy figures will bottom out, and two prominent voices earlier this month declared that the bottom may be upon us. “I think we’re probably at around the trough,” Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) chief investment officer Talya Nevo-Hacohen said during […]
As summer ends, it’s tempting to start looking ahead to what 2019 will hold for the skilled nursing industry. While the widely praised new payment model will likely grab the most attention, next year could also signal an upward climb out of an industry valley, or more troubled times ahead — depending on who you […]
New research takes aim at the long-term care hospital (LTCH), suggesting that the federal government could save billions if it paid those providers the same way as skilled nursing facilities — or just replaced them with SNFs altogether. “We find that most LTCH patients would have counterfactually received care at skilled nursing facilities … and […]
Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) last week announced a strategic partnership with health care data analytics firm PointRight, in a move the companies are describing as a more proactive approach to monitoring individual skilled nursing facility performance. Under the agreement, tenants of Sabra-owned nursing homes will be able to use PointRight’s data software for […]
Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) on Monday announced the sale of 20 total buildings as its so-called “Genesis Exodus” nears completion. The Irvine, Calif.-based real estate investment trust (REIT) closed on the sale of 12 more properties operated by Genesis Healthcare (NYSE: GEN) last Friday, with a total price tag of $134 million. That […]
One day after Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) announced a major restructuring deal with skilled nursing provider Signature HealthCARE, fellow real estate investment trust (REIT) Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) followed with an agreement of its own. The Louisville, Ky.-based Signature had fallen about $25 million behind on its rent payments to Omega by […]
Post-acute giant Genesis Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: GEN) will completely exit the skilled nursing space in Texas, selling 23 facilities and transferring operations of a 24th by the middle of this year. The Kennett Square, Pa.-based operator announced the deal late Wednesday night, with the buyer identified as Regency REIT, LLC. That New York City-based real […]
By at least one analyst’s assessment, Sabra Health Care REIT’s (Nasdaq: SBRA) decision to diversify away from skilled nursing facilities has boosted its fortunes. Bank of America Merrill Lynch upgraded the real estate investment trust’s (REIT) stock from “underperform” to “neutral,” with research analyst Juan C. Sanabria pointing to Sabra’s ongoing divestment from properties operated […]
Despite all the doom and gloom in the skilled nursing industry in recent years, at least one major financial player thinks the time is ripe for operators and investors to expand. “We, as an industry, need to be at parity in the health care delivery system,” Formation Capital Founder and Chairman Arnold Whitman said during […]
CareTrust REIT (NASDAQ: CTRE) has made moves to divest from a troubled operator, but management still remained upbeat about the potential for skilled nursing success in the year to come. After a positive experience transitioning seven of its 16 properties operated by Pristine Senior Living and Post-Acute Care in Ohio, CareTrust will market the remaining […]
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 […]
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