One day after Genesis Healthcare (NYSE: GEN) announced a joint venture to acquire 15 skilled nursing facilities from its landlord, the main lender in the deal put a price tag on the transaction: $204 million. KeyBank underwrote and closed a $142.1 million loan to help Genesis and its deal partner, the New York City-based Next […]
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Genesis HealthCare Inc. (NYSE: GEN) on Monday announced the purchase of 15 skilled nursing facilities the operator had previously leased from Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL), as well as the provider’s planned departure from seven additional facilities. The Kennett Square, Pa.-based skilled nursing giant bought the 15 buildings in a minority partnership with Next Healthcare Capital, […]
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 […]
We’ve made it to the end of 2018, which will likely go down as one of the most eventful years in the history of the long-term and post-acute care industry. Between the first round of Value-Based Purchasing penalties taking effect and the rapid rollout of the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), it’s probably a safe bet […]
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 […]
Skilled nursing chain HCR ManorCare’s struggles were the direct result of its former private equity ownership, a Sunday report in The Washington Post alleged. The paper analyzed inspection records as part of the wide-ranging story, finding that the number of health code violations found at ManorCare rose from 1,584 in 2013 to nearly 2,000 in 2017 […]
KeyBank Secures $36.3M in Ohio for Foundations KeyBank Real Estate Capital financed Foundations Health Solutions’ $36.3 million acquisition of four skilled nursing facilities in Ohio, the lender announced earlier this week. The 442-bed portfolio is spread across the Buckeye State, with the properties built between 1961 and 1984. KeyBank funded the deal through the Federal […]
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 […]
The headlines in the immediate wake of the blockbuster $4.4 billion ProMedica-HCR ManorCare deal haven’t been positive, but executives from Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) on Tuesday were upbeat about the progress so far — even if they didn’t dig too far into the details. Welltower chief investment officer Shankh Mitra said the real estate investment […]
The former HCR ManorCare skilled nursing facilities received a major rent break under their new ownership structure. HCP Properties, the 80-20 joint venture between Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) and non-profit hospital provider ProMedica, will charge $179 million for the first year of its 15-year lease with the 168 skilled nursing facilities and 58 senior living […]
Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) this week released an upbeat report on its acquisition of skilled nursing giant HCR ManorCare — just a few days after its joint-venture partner revealed plans for a $1.45 billion debt offering to help recoup the costs of the mega-deal. The Toledo, Ohio-based Welltower positioned its major investment in ManorCare as […]
Lancaster Pollard Facilitates $16.8M Refi in Pennsylvania Lancaster Pollard, a lender based in Columbus, Ohio, facilitated a $16.8 million refinance of the Mountain View SNF for Complete Healthcare Resources. The 271-bed facility, located in Coal Township, Pa., also has eight independent living units. The refinance was closed through the Federal Housing Administration’s Sec. 232/223(f) program; it decreases overall […]
Welltower Offloads Broward County SNF for $15.4M Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) recently sold the Heartland of Tamarac skilled nursing facility for $15.4 million, the South Florida Business Journal reported. The real estate investment trust offloaded the building to 5901 Tamarac LLC, a company associated with Millennium Management of Miami, according to the publication. The facility […]
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 […]
Non-profit hospital system Sanford Health is on track to complete a merger with a skilled nursing provider by fall, and a recent report hints that the operator isn’t done expanding. The Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford could soon announce a merger with a $1 billion health system based in Chicago, CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft teased to SiouxFalls.Business. […]
Less than a month after completing its acquisition of skilled nursing giant HCR ManorCare, ProMedica Health System this week laid off 100 employees and cut 60 unfilled positions. The Toledo Blade first reported the news. The majority of the layoffs consisted of employees “in leadership roles and corporate functions,” according to a statement provided to […]
After warning last month that a credit downgrade was likely, Standard & Poor’s this week lowered its long-term credit rating for non-profit health care provider ProMedica by multiple levels. The Toledo, Ohio-based hospital and skilled nursing chain now sits at BBB, down from the A+ rating ProMedica had maintained ahead of its blockbuster deal to […]
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