by Laurie Thomas and Guy Cowart Post-acute care providers around the nation have been facing a rapidly changing environment, with new Medicare and Medicaid payment models demanding adaptations. While new models are sometimes hard to understand and changes can be difficult to implement, providers are achieving success by shifting into a new gear, elevating clinical […]
Category: Skilled Nursing
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What a difference a weekend makes. On Friday, The Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG) shares were down 6.12% at market close, after a new skilled nursing facility (SNF) payment system was floated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). On Monday, shares were up 7.30% as of mid-afternoon, following a strong quarterly earnings announcement, […]
Already embattled, publicly traded skilled nursing providers and real estate investment trusts (REITs) had an especially tough day on Friday. Shares were down across the sector on the heels of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revealing details of a possible overhaul to the payment system for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The current […]
Late last year, Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND) announced its intention to completely exit the skilled nursing sector. Now, the Louisville, Kentucky-based post-acute care services provider is reportedly receiving takeover interest. The one-time skilled nursing giant is in “late-stage” discussions with several potential buyers for its skilled nursing business, according to Dealreporter. Still, Kindred is not […]
Health care real estate investors have expressed interest in acquiring assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities this year—but not nearly as much interest as they have in acquiring medical office buildings. That’s according to the U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets 2017 Investor & Developer Survey, recently published by commercial real estate services and investment firm CBRE Group, […]
It has been far from smooth sailing for Quality Care Properties (NYSE: QCP) since its spin-off from HCP Inc. (NYSE: HCP) last year. It was no secret that QCP was formed to take a troubled tenant, skilled nursing provider HCR ManorCare, out of HCP’s portfolio. But on Friday, QCP released bleak new financial information about Toledo, […]
Leo Brown Group has become well-established as a senior housing developer since its founding in 2006, and now the company is branching out with a new push into post-acute care. The company has tapped two executives formerly with Carmel, Indiana-based Mainstreet, the nation’s largest transitional care developer, to lead the effort. Up to this point, […]
Less than a year after spinning off from HCP Inc. (NYSE: HCP), skilled nursing real estate investment trust (REIT) Quality Care Properties (NYSE: QCP) could be setting the table for big changes related to its struggling primary tenant, HCR ManorCare. One option could be the REIT taking a larger equity stake in the beleaguered skilled nursing operator. Maryland-based […]
Health care real estate investment trusts (REITs) underwent major refocusing last year, creating skilled nursing cast-offs, spinoffs and pure plays. Now, skilled nursing has slipped away from senior housing-focused REITs and is up for another year of challenges. While the rest of the health care system inches toward integration amid the ongoing shift toward value-based care, […]
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