SENWELL INSIGHTS

September 26, 2018

Need Bed Licenses Today? It May Take Longer Than Expected

Operators who have never bought or sold bed licenses (“Beds”) without including the real estate as part of the transaction, have often struggled to understand the timeline it takes to complete the transaction. Most real estate owners and operators have become accustom to the common practice of acquiring a facility when

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May 11, 2018

Should Operators Give Bed Licenses Back To The State?

It’s no secret that nursing care occupancy levels continue to struggle. According to the latest National Investment Center’s 2Q17 Market Fundamentals report , nursing care occupancy declined to 86.2%. While operators continue to face headwinds, they are looking for creative ways to solve their occupancy problems. One s

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April 16, 2018

Five Reasons Why Operators Consider Reducing Their Bed Licenses

Depending on the state in which a facility resides, an operator may be able to sell all or a portion of its bed licenses. Some states simply do not allow operators to buy or sell bed licenses amongst each other. Other states require that each bed license be assigned to the physical plant, therefore only allowing a bed

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March 5, 2018

Five Reasons Why Operators Acquire Bed Licenses

There are several ways how an operator would go about acquiring bed licenses (see Four Ways To Adjust Bed License Capacity ). In this article, we would like to focus more on the ‘why’. Whether trying to grow the top line, or it being a strategic decision, operators are still out in full force acquiring bed licenses. To

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February 19, 2018

Four Ways To Adjust Bed License Capacity

Today’s bottom line is more sensitive than ever, forcing operators to get creative with their capacity (see NIC Skilled Nursing Data: Downward Pressure on Occupancy Continues and Skilled Nursing Operators Face Down ‘Unsustainable’ $2 Billion Cut ). Depending on state laws, operators are able to either acquire or reduce

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