Sabra CEO squashes enthusiasm for home health upending skilled nursing, despite pandemic trends
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 24, 2021
Executives with Sabra Health Care REIT don’t expect some stakeholders’ recent shift of focus from skilled nursing to home care to be a permanent change for the long-term care industry.
SNFs need more coronavirus testing to move toward normalization, Sabra CEO Matros says
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 09, 2020
Effective and rapid COVID-19 testing — and not just a vaccine — will put skilled nursing facilities back on a path toward normalization after being ravaged by the public health crisis, according to...
REIT leader: ‘Even more bullish than before’ on skilled nursing
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 29, 2020
Census pressure and uncertainties caused by COVID-19 continue to threaten the nursing home industry. But at least one major real estate investment trust CEO sees this period as a time of good opportunity...
Omega Healthcare executives expect operator performance to be “significantly affected” for the foreseeable future after reporting an 8% decline in overall occupancy since February. Meanwhile, Sabra...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Rick Matros
By
James M. Berklan
May 26, 2020
Few leaders in this field look or dress like Rick Matros. But almost all are extremely interested in what he has to say.
PDPM cost savings dwindle following COVID-19, Sabra CEO says; occupancy likely to fall across industry,...
By
Danielle Brown
May 08, 2020
The cost savings from the Patient Driven Payment Model have “pretty much gone away” following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Sabra Health Care REIT CEO Rick Matros revealed Thursday.
Optimistic Sabra CEO predicts no PDPM funding clawback
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 25, 2020
Sabra Health Care REIT’s skilled nursing operators aren’t experiencing much disruption with the new Patient Driven Payment Model, according to CEO and Chairman Rick Matros.
Bankruptcy court approves landlord Sabra’s settlement with embattled Senior Care Centers
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 01, 2019
Skilled nursing landlord Sabra Healthcare has settled its legal dispute with embattled tenant Senior Care Centers, which filed for bankruptcy in December.
Sabra CEO believes industry’s headwinds are in the rearview; expects ‘quiet’ year as it closes...
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 26, 2019
An industry leader noted some “tangible” reasons for optimism in skilled nursing Monday, including a demographic uptick with the aging population.
Sabra announces it’s dropping legal claims against embattled Senior Care Centers
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 25, 2019
Sabra Healthcare is dropping its lawsuit against beleaguered tenant Senior Care Centers, which is currently mired in bankruptcy.