» Emeritus Senior Living recently said it wants to hire 1,000 veterans by 2018. The assisted living and skilled nursing provider says this is the first such veteran recruiting program in senior care....
Business briefs
Mar 02, 2013
Gulf Coast Healthcare, LLC will acquire 25 skilled nursing facilities in Alabama, Mississippi and Florida, using a $168.8 million five-year term loan. After this acquisition, Gulf Coast will operate a...
BusinessBriefs for December 2014
Dec 01, 2014
» Omega Healthcare Investors is poised to own nearly 875 skilled nursing properties across 41 states, following its merger with Aviv REIT in a $3 billion deal announced in November. The all-stock deal...
BusinessBriefs for February 2015
Feb 01, 2015
» Senior Housing Properties Trust will buy 38 senior-living communities for $790 million from CNL Lifestyle Properties Inc., including assumption of debt. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter....
Granite acquires $90 million portfolio of newer buildings
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Sep 04, 2015
Granite Investment Group acquired a $90.1 million portfolio of five South Texas skilled nursing facilities in mid-July. The acquisition, which was completed through two off-market transactions, brings...
Signature now dominates KY following Elmcroft purchase
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Jan 04, 2016
Louisville-based Signature HealthCare LLC is now the largest post-acute network in Kentucky, thanks to the acquisition of a fellow Louisville company’s skilled nursing division.
CareTrust REIT pays $177 M to boost skilled care holdings
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Dec 04, 2015
CareTrust REIT has completed the acquisition of a $177 million skilled nursing portfolio from Liberty Healthcare in Ohio, the company confirmed in October.
A surge for healthcare REITs after repeal-effort sputters
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May 06, 2017
The recent failure of the GOP’s American Health Care Act has left the healthcare industry in a period of pause that’s likely to benefit real estate investment trusts, according to observers.
Many boomers not ready to make seniors housing move
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John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2015
Seniors housing companies prepping for baby boomers may encounter prospects who are largely unwilling and unable to relocate.
Extendicare mulls sell-off of U.S. operations amid decline
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 01, 2013
Extendicare, a major North American long-term care operator, may sell off its 158 U.S. facilities before the end of the year. The company’s move to separate its Canadian and U.S. businesses could...