Ensign Group Acquires Four Skilled Nursing Facilities Adding 318 Beds
The Ensign Group announced that it acquired the operations of (i) "The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood", a 103-bed skilled nursing facility located in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and (ii) "Edgewater Health and Rehabilitation", a 69-bed skilled nursing facility located in Lakewood, Colorado. Both facilities are subject to a long-term, triple net lease with a third-party landlord. It also acquired the real estate and operations of "Willow Point Rehabilitation and Nursing Center", a 45-bed skilled nursing facility located in Kansas City, Kansas. The real estate was acquired by a subsidiary of Standard Bearer Healthcare REIT, Inc., Ensign's captive real estate company, and the facility is operated by an Ensign-affiliated tenant. In addition, it acquired the operations of "Santa Rosa Care Center", a 144-bed skilled nursing facility located in Tucson, Arizona which is subject to a long-term, triple net lease with a third-party landlord. These acquisitions were effective as of December 1, 2025.
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