The first round of earnings calls these past two weeks revealed few firm outcomes related to the new Medicare payment model for nursing homes, but one provider was identified as potentially ahead of the curve: Signature HealthCARE. Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) chief investment officer Robert Stephenson on Wednesday praised Signature, one of its tenants, […]
Despite showing long-term optimism about Daybreak Venture, executives at Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) on Wednesday revealed an ongoing plan to replace the struggling skilled nursing operator at many of its facilities in Texas. The two parties have mutually agreed to work toward a deal that would “selectively downsize” Daybreak’s footprint across the Lone Star […]
The federal government on Wednesday unveiled a new proposed payment model for certain kidney-related conditions, and several providers in the space say it could have serious potential for skilled nursing operators. Under the proposed End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Choices (ETC) model, Medicare would expand coverage of care for kidney diseases and offer financial incentives […]
The federal government recovered $2.3 billion in allegedly fraudulent health care reimbursements in fiscal 2018, with several big-dollar skilled nursing settlements contributing to that total. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) last week released a joint report on their health care fraud activities for the previous fiscal […]
The recent bullish performance of publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) could have a virtuous cycle effect in the space, potentially boosting mergers-and-acquisitions activity in the skilled nursing and broader health care industries. That’s the thesis of Alex Pettee and Hoya Capital Real Estate, a Connecticut-based investment advisory firm that on Monday published a […]
With a new Medicare payment model for skilled nursing facilities just months away, operators who haven’t started planning for the changes are already months behind. Skilled Nursing News has been reporting on the new Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) since the day it was finalized last July 31, and we’ve spent those eight months speaking to […]
Therapy has taken center stage in the run-up to the new Medicare payment model for skilled nursing facilities, but a growing chorus has begun to frame the change as a return to the primacy of nurses in nursing homes — with a leading provider planning on adding 600 of them to meet the new priorities […]
Management at Conway Lakes Health & Rehabilitation in Orlando this week struck back at the federal government’s claims of malfeasance, days after regulators announced a $1.5 million settlement deal to resolve allegations of illegal kickbacks. The Department of Justice accused Clear Choice Health Care, the operator of Conway Lakes, and its employees of giving improper […]
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 […]
Fresh off a major restructuring effort with key tenant Signature HealthCARE, the CEO of Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) had a decidedly sunny outlook for the skilled nursing industry’s short-term future — as well as Signature’s. “We’ll look three years out,” Taylor Pickett said of his company’s restructuring strategy during a panel discussion at the […]
Most post-acute providers are aware that they need to be able to demonstrate their outcomes with data in meetings with hospitals and other referral partners. But another crucial component is showing how those outcomes are contributing to a skilled nursing facility’s success. “I always say share what your outcomes are doing for you,” said Shonia […]
Skilled nursing provider Signature HealthCARE faced a a series of financial headwinds over the past two years. The provider’s problems ranged from issues paying the rent to major landlords Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) and Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE: OHI) to a government investigation related to the False Claims Act (FCA). The Louisville, Ky.-based operator, […]
Major skilled nursing provider Signature HealthCARE almost failed because of medical malpractice laws in the state of Kentucky, among several other financial issues, CEO Joseph Steier told Louisville Business First on Tuesday. “There were times in the last year and a half that I didn’t know what the outcome of Signature was,” Steier said in […]
Leaders at two major real estate investment trusts (REITs) focused on health care assets have predicted a coming wave of mergers-and-acquisitions volume as smaller providers refuse to adapt to new skilled nursing payment rules. As mom-and-pop operators begin to unpack the changes associated with the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) — the new set of therapy […]
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE: OHI) has pulled out of a proposed restructuring agreement with troubled tenant Orianna Health Systems, citing frustration with the process and a desire to protect its shareholders. The Hunt Valley, Md.-based real estate investment trust (REIT) said Monday that Omega will terminate its participation in the deal effective July 25. […]
Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) completed the sale of nine facilities leased to Genesis Healthcare (NYSE: GEN) for $81.4 million and one facility leased to Signature HealthCARE for $7 million. The Genesis facilities included seven skilled nursing facilities, one senior housing community and one continuing care retirement community (CCRC). As a result of the sale, […]
Signature HealthCARE will pay more than $30 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by knowingly submitting false claims to Medicare for rehabilitation therapy services. The settlement resolves allegations leveled in a lawsuit by Kristi Emerson and LeeAnn Tuesca, former Signature therapy employees, filed in federal court in Nashville, Tenn., and […]
County Nursing Home Sells for $11M Local lawmakers last week approved the sale of the Champaign County Nursing Home in Urbana, Ill. to a joint venture between Extended Care Clinical and Altitude Health Services. The sale price was $11 million, according to local news station WCIA, and the transaction is scheduled for completion by the […]
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 […]
After hinting at a possible solution earlier this year, Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) has reached a deal to restructure its lease agreements with troubled tenant Signature HealthCARE. Signature on Monday entered into an 11-year lease with the Irvine, Calif.-based real estate investment trust (REIT), with options for three five-year extensions. Sabra will collect […]
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