Omega Welcomes New CEO and CFO
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.’s President, Matthew Gourmand will become the REIT’s Chief Executive Officer in conjunction with the planned retirement of Taylor Pickett, effective October 1, 2026. Pickett will also step down from the Board of Directors upon his retirement, and the Board of Directors intends to appoint Gourmand to the Board, effective on that date. The company’s Chief Financial Officer, Bob Stephenson, is also retiring, effective August 1, 2026, with Neal Ballew, Omega’s Chief Accounting Officer of six years, succeeding Stephenson. Pickett has been Omega’s CEO for 25 years, and during that time, Omega achieved a total shareholder return of more than 10,000%, the... Read More »
Sonida Senior Living Reports Q1 as CNL Deal Reshapes Portfolio
Sonida Senior Living reported its first quarter results after becoming the eighth largest seniors housing owner toward the close of the quarter. The company completed its acquisition of CNL Healthcare Properties, a public, non-traded REIT that owned 69 seniors housing communities, bringing Sonida’s owned portfolio to 153 owned properties and 14,700 units. Largely as a result of the merger and the 54 communities added to Sonida’s SHOP portfolio, resident revenue and expenses each increased 37% year over year. Meanwhile, on a pro forma, same-community basis, weighted average occupancy rose 220 basis points to 87.2%, NOI increased 14% and margins expanded by 170 basis points, all on a... Read More »
Montgomery Intermediary Group Brings on New Advisor
Continuing its momentum in 2026, Montgomery Intermediary Group (MIG) announced that it hired Colin Thomas, CFA as an investment sales advisor. In this role, Thomas will lead seniors housing and skilled nursing transactions across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, expanding MIG’s coverage and capabilities in these markets. Thomas’s experience bridges institutional finance and front-line operations. Most recently, he held executive operating roles in post-acute care, where he led enterprise-wide transformation initiatives, financial restructuring efforts, and a full-platform transition involving more than 2,000 patients and over 200 employees across home health, hospice and... Read More »
Q1 Investor Call
The SeniorCare Investor convened a panel on April 23 to discuss key topics front and center for investors. Ben Swett, Managing Editor of The SeniorCare Investor, moderated the discussion. Blueprint sponsored the Q1 2026 Investor Call webinar, with Kyle Hallion, Senior Director at Blueprint, joining. Investment firm perspectives came from Natalie Wynn, Senior Vice President, Transactions at Clarion Partners, and Theo Harrison, Vice President at Fortress Investment Group. Representing the REIT side was Lauren Nisley, Vice President, Investments at Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. Read More »
