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Real Estate Investments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Real Estate Investments  
Real Estate Investments

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Real Estate Investments

Assisted living communities, independent living communities, memory care communities and combinations thereof are included in the assisted living property classification (collectively “ALF”).

Any reference to the number of properties or facilities, number of units, number of beds, number of operators and yield on investments in real estate are unaudited and outside the scope of our independent registered public accounting firm’s review of our consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

Owned Properties. Our Owned properties are leased pursuant to non-cancelable operating leases generally with an initial term of 10 to 15 years. Each lease is a triple net lease which requires the lessee to pay all taxes, insurance, maintenance and repairs, capital and non-capital expenditures and other costs necessary in the operations of the facilities. Many of the leases contain renewal options. The leases provide for fixed minimum base rent during the initial and renewal periods. The majority of our leases contain provisions for specified annual increases over the rents of the prior year that are generally computed in one of four ways depending on specific provisions of each lease:

(i)a specified percentage increase over the prior year’s rent, generally between 2.0% and 3.0%;
(ii)a calculation based on the Consumer Price Index;
(iii)as a percentage of facility net patient revenues in excess of base amounts; or
(iv)specific dollar increases.

Our leases that contain fixed annual rental escalations and/or have annual rental escalations that are contingent upon changes in the Consumer Price Index, are generally recognized on a straight-line

basis over the minimum lease period. Certain leases have annual rental escalations that are contingent upon changes in the gross operating revenues of the property. This revenue is not recognized until the appropriate contingencies have been resolved.

The following table summarizes our investments in owned properties at September 30, 2019 (dollar amounts in thousands):

Average

 

Percentage

Number

Number of

Investment

 

Gross

of

of

SNF

ALF

per

 

Type of Property

Investment

Investment

Properties (1)

Beds

Units

Bed/Unit

 

Assisted Living

$

844,635

57.3

105

6,070

$

139.15

Skilled Nursing

605,763

41.1

%

72

8,835

261

$

66.60

Under Development (2)

12,934

0.9

Other (3)

11,360

0.7

1

118

Total

$

1,474,692

100.0

178

8,953

6,331

(1)We own properties in 28 states that are leased to 30 different operators.

(2)Represents a 78-unit ALF/MC located in Oregon and a 90-bed SNF located in Missouri.

(3)Includes three parcels of land held-for-use, and one behavioral health care hospital.

Future minimum base rents receivable under the remaining non-cancelable terms of operating leases excluding the effects of straight-line rent receivable, amortization of lease incentives and renewal options are as follows (in thousands):

    

 Cash

 

Rent (1)

 

2019

$

32,265

2020

 

132,387

2021

 

124,338

2022

 

125,420

2023

 

127,027

Thereafter

 

731,116

(1)Represents contractual cash rent, except for four master leases which are based on cash rents. See below for more information.

During 2017, we issued a notice of default to Anthem Memory Care (“Anthem”) resulting from Anthem’s partial payment of minimum rent. Anthem operates 11 memory care communities under a master lease. We currently estimate that Anthem will pay $7,500,000 of annual cash rent during 2019. This amount represents approximately 50% of the contractual amount due under the lease in 2019. In accordance with ASC 842 lease accounting guidance, at January 1, 2019, we evaluated the collectibility of straight-line rent receivable and lease incentive balances related to Anthem and determined that it was not probable that we would collect substantially all of the contractual lease obligations through maturity. Accordingly, we wrote-off the balances to equity as of January 1, 2019, as required by the ASC 842 transition guidance.

During 2017, Preferred Care, Inc. (“Preferred Care”) and affiliated entities filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a result of a multi-million-dollar judgment in a lawsuit in Kentucky against Preferred Care and certain affiliated entities. The affiliated entities named in the lawsuit operate properties in Kentucky and New Mexico. Preferred Care leased 24 properties under two master leases from us and none of the 24 properties are located in Kentucky or New Mexico. Those 24 properties are in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas and Texas. The Preferred Care operating entities that sublease those properties did not file for

bankruptcy. The court ordered deadline for affirmation or rejection of the lease passed without action by Preferred Care. In accordance with ASC 842 lease accounting guidance, at January 1, 2019, we evaluated the collectibility of straight-line rent receivable and lease incentive balances related to Preferred Care and determined that it was not probable that we would collect substantially all of the contractual lease obligations through maturity. Accordingly, we wrote-off the balances to equity as of January 1, 2019, as required by the ASC 842 transition guidance. During the third quarter of 2019, Preferred Care began paying only $55,000 of monthly rent. The rental obligation under unconfirmed lease was approximately $1,000,000. We applied all of their security deposit to rental income during the third quarter and recorded only the $55,000 cash received in October 2019 to rental income. We are working with Preferred Care on options for the portfolio which likely will include selling the majority of the properties. In October of 2019, we entered into multiple contracts to sell a portion of the properties and are negotiating contracts to sell the remainder of the properties. The contracts are subject to standard due diligence and other contingencies to close. Should these conditions be met, we anticipate reclassifying these properties to held-for-sale.

On December 4, 2018, Senior Care Centers, LLC. and affiliates and subsidiaries (“Senior Care”) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a result of lease terminations from certain landlords and on-going operational challenges. Senior Care did not pay us December 2018 rent, but has paid us January to October 2019 rent, real estate property tax and maintenance deposits. In December 2018, we placed Senior Care on a cash basis. In accordance with ASC 842 lease accounting guidance, at January 1, 2019, we evaluated the collectibility of straight-line rent receivable and lease incentive balances related to Senior Care and determined that it was not probable that we would collect substantially all of the contractual lease obligations through maturity. Accordingly, we wrote-off the balances to equity as of January 1, 2019, as required by the ASC 842 transition guidance.

Pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, Senior Care had an initial period of 120 days from the petition date to assume or reject the lease. However, the Bankruptcy Code also provides that the court may extend this initial 120-day period for an additional 90 days. Accordingly, Senior Care requested, and the court approved an additional 90 days, which ended on July 2, 2019, to assume or reject the lease. In July 2019, Senior Care filed a motion attempting to affirm the lease. We subsequently filed an objection in opposition to Senior Care’s motion. During the fourth quarter of 2019, the court rejected our motion and accordingly, our master lease with Senior Care was affirmed. At October 4, 2019, as of court filing, the court has ordered Senior Care to pay us unpaid rent from December 2018, late fees and legal costs totaling $1,596,000 by the earlier of the bankruptcy plan effective date or December 16, 2019.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we placed Thrive Senior Living, LLC. (“Thrive”) on a cash basis due to short-payment of contractual rent in November 2018 and non-payment of rent in December 2018 totaling $700,000. This rent was subsequently received in 2019. Thrive did not pay 2019 contractual rent. In April 2019, we issued a notice of default to Thrive. In accordance with ASC 842 lease accounting guidance, at January 1, 2019, we evaluated the collectibility of straight-line rent receivable and lease incentive balances related to Thrive and determined that it was not probable that we would collect substantially all of the contractual lease obligations through maturity. Accordingly, we wrote-off the balances to equity as of January 1, 2019, as required by the ASC 842 transition guidance.

We completed the following for all of the properties in the Thrive portfolio. As of September 30, 2019, Thrive does not operate any property in our portfolio:

Transitioned two memory care communities located in Ohio and Kentucky with a total of 120-units to an operator new to our portfolio during the second quarter of 2019. The memory care communities are under a 10-year lease term with initial cash rent of $1,250,000 in year one, $1,500,000 in year two, $1,975,000 in year three and $2,150,000 in year four. Rent may increase subject to a contingent escalation formula commencing in year five and annually thereafter. The lease provides the lessee with a purchase option available between 2028-2029;
Transitioned a 56-unit memory care community located in Texas to an existing operator and added the memory care community to an existing master lease during the second quarter of 2019. As a result of this transition, annual cash rent under the existing master lease was increased by $400,000 effective June 1, 2019 and will increase by an additional $300,000 on June 1, 2020 and 2.5% annually thereafter. Additionally, LTC will be entitled to incremental rent calculated as a percentage of increases in gross revenues generated by the property above an established threshold;
Transitioned two memory care communities in Georgia and South Carolina with a total of 159-units to an existing operator during the third quarter of 2019. The new 2-year lease agreement has an initial annual cash rent of $1,762,000. The lease provides the lessee one month free rent and the option to defer up to 50% of contractual rent through December 2019. Rent increases 3.5% in year two; and
Transitioned the remaining 60-unit memory care community located in Florida to an existing operator effective August 1, 2019. The new 10-year lease provides the lessee twelve months free rent, rent of $450,000 in year two and $600,000 in year three and thereafter. In year two the lessee has the option to defer rent in an amount not to exceed $150,000. Rent may increase subject to a contingent escalation formula commencing in year three and annually thereafter. Additionally, the lease provides the lessee with a purchase option available between 2028 and 2029.

The following table summarizes components of our rental income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

Rental Income

2019

2018

2019

2018

Base cash rental income

$

33,754

(1)

$

31,506

$

100,687

(1)

$

95,273

Variable cash rental income

3,926

(2)

76

(2)

12,488

(2)

395

(2)

Straight-line rent

1,085

(3)

3,189

3,598

(3)

8,629

Adjustment for collectibility of rental income

(1,926)

(4)

Amortization of lease incentives

(100)

(560)

(281)

(1,651)

Total

$

38,665

$

34,211

$

114,566

$

102,646

(1)Increased due to acquisitions, developments and capital improvements partially offset due to reduced rent from sold properties and properties transitioned to other operators.

(2)The three months ended September 30, 2019 variable rental income includes $77 related to contingent rental income and $3,849 related to our real estate taxes which were reimbursed by our operators. The nine months ended September 30, 2019 variable rental income includes $394 related to contingent rental income and $12,094 related to our real estate taxes which were reimbursed by our operators. Per the provisions of ASC 842, any lessor cost, paid by the lessor and reimbursed by the lessee, must be included as a lease payment. As discussed above, we adopted ASC 842 using a modified retrospective approach as of the adoption date of January 1, 2019. Accordingly, we are not required to report this revenue stream for periods prior to January 1, 2019.

(3)In accordance with ASC 842 lease accounting guidance, we evaluated the collectibility of lease payments through maturity and determined that it was not probable that we would collect substantially all of the contractual obligations from Anthem, Thrive, Preferred Care and Senior Care leases through maturity. Decreased due to these leases being accounted for on cash-basis as of January 1, 2019.

(4)During the first quarter of 2019, we terminated a lease agreement and transitioned two operating seniors housing communities under the lease agreement to a new operator. As a result of the lease termination, we wrote-off $1,926 straight-line rent receivable to contra-revenue in accordance with ASC 842.

Some of our lease agreements provide purchase options allowing the lessees to purchase the properties they currently lease from us. The following table summarizes information about purchase options included in our lease agreements (dollar amount in thousands):

Type

Number

of

of

Gross

Carrying

Option

State

Property

Properties

Investments

Value

Window

California

ALF/MC

2

$

38,895

$

36,777

2024-2029

California

ALF

2

28,246

15,551

2021-TBD

(1)

Florida

MC

1

14,201

12,845

2028-2029

Kentucky and Ohio

MC

2

30,087

28,007

2028-2029

Texas

MC

2

25,265

24,490

2025-2027

South Carolina

ALF/MC

1

11,680

10,939

2028-2029

Total

$

148,374

$

128,609

(1)The option window ending date will be either 24 months or 48 months after the option window commences, based on certain contingencies.

Acquisitions and Developments: The following table summarizes our acquisitions for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollar amounts in thousands):

Total

Number

Number

Purchase

Transaction

Acquisition

of

of

Year

Type of Property

Price

Costs (1)

Costs

Properties

Beds/Units

2019

Skilled Nursing (2)

$

19,500

$

77

$

19,577

 

1

90

Assisted Living (3)

16,719

176

16,895

1

74

Land (4)

2,732

49

2,781

Total

$

38,951

$

302

$

39,253

2

164

2018

Assisted Living (5) (6)

$

39,600

$

65

$

39,665

3

177

Land (6)

695

48

743

Total

$

40,295

$

113

$

40,408

3

177

(1)Represents cost associated with our acquisitions; however, upon adoption of ASU 2017-01, our acquisitions meet the definition of an asset acquisition resulting in capitalization of transaction costs to the properties’ basis. For our land purchases with forward development commitments, transaction costs are capitalized as part of construction in progress. Transaction costs per our Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income represents current and prior year transaction costs due to timing and terminated transactions.

(2)We acquired a newly constructed 90-bed SNF located in Missouri.

(3)We entered into a joint venture (“JV”) (consolidated on our financial statements) to purchase an existing operational 74-unit ALF/MC community. The non-controlling partner contributed $919 of equity and we contributed $15,971 in cash. Our economic interest in the real estate JV is approximately 95%.

(4)We acquired a parcel of land adjacent to an existing SNF in California. Additionally, we acquired a parcel of land and development of a 90-bed SNF in Missouri. The commitment totals approximately $17,400.

(5)We acquired two MC properties in Texas.

(6)We entered into a JV (consolidated on our financial statements) to purchase an existing operational 89-unit ILF and to own the real estate and develop a 78-unit ALF/MC for $18,108 in Oregon.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, we invested the following in development and improvement projects (in thousands):

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2019

2018

Type of Property

Developments

Improvements

Developments

Improvements

Assisted Living Communities

$

10,266

$

1,826

$

19,251

$

1,131

Skilled Nursing Centers

4,786

6,466

500

Other

295

432

Total

$

15,052

$

2,121

$

25,717

$

2,063

Completed Developments. The following table summarizes our completed developments during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollar amounts in thousands):

Number

Type

Number

of

of

of

Total

Year

Type of Project

Properties

Property

Beds/Units

State

Investment

2019

Development

1

SNF

143

Kentucky

$

24,496

Development

1

ILF/ALF/MC

110

Wisconsin

21,893

Total

2

253

$

46,389

2018

Development

1

MC

66

Illinois

$

13,974

Total

1

66

$

13,974

Properties held-for-sale. The following table summarizes our property held-for-sale as of September 30, 2019 (dollar amounts in thousands):

Type

Number

Number

of

of

Gross

Accumulated

of

State

Property

Properties

Investment

Depreciation

Beds/units

Texas

ILF

1

$

5,746

$

1,916

140

Properties Sold. The following table summarizes property sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollar amounts in thousands):

Type

Number

Number

Net

of

of

of

Sales

Carrying

Gain

Year

State

Properties

Properties

Beds/Units

Price

Value

(Loss)

2019

N/A

N/A

$

$

$

500

(1)

Georgia

SNF

1

148

7,920

1,639

6,236

Total 2019

1

148

$

7,920

$

1,639

$

6,736

2018

Alabama

SNF

2

285

$

17,525

$

3,272

$

14,253

Kansas

ALF

(2)

350

346

Ohio and Pennsylvania

ALF

(1)

6

320

67,500

16,352

48,445

Total 2018

8

605

$

85,375

$

19,970

$

62,698

(1)Gain recognized due to the receipt of funds held in escrow related to a portfolio of six ALFs sold during the second quarter of 2018.

(2)We sold land adjacent to an existing ALF community in Kansas.

Mortgage Loans. The following table summarizes our investments in mortgage loans secured by first mortgages at September 30, 2019 (dollar amounts in thousands):

Type

Percentage

Number of

Investment

Gross

of

of

SNF

per

Interest Rate (1)

Maturity

Investment

Property

Investment

Loans (2)

Properties (3)

Beds

Bed/Unit

9.7%

2043

$

186,510

SNF

72.9

%

1

15

2,029

$

91.92

9.2%

2045

34,886

SNF

13.6

%

1

4

501

$

69.63

9.4%

2045

 

19,391

SNF

7.6

%

1

2

205

$

94.59

9.4%

2045

14,950

SNF

5.9

%

1

1

157

$

95.22

Total

$

255,737

100.0

%

4

22

2,892

$

88.43

(1)The majority of the mortgage loans provide for annual increases in the interest rate after a certain time period based upon a specified increase of 2.25%.

(2)Some loans contain certain guarantees, provide for certain facility fees and the majority of the mortgage loans have a 30-year term.

(3)The properties securing these mortgage loans are located in one state and are operated by one operator.

The following table summarizes our mortgage loan activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

2019

2018

Originations and funding under mortgage loans receivable

$

10,919

(1)

$

20,530

(2)

Pay-offs received

(1,086)

Scheduled principal payments received

(565)

(550)

Mortgage loan premium amortization

(3)

(3)

Provision for loan loss reserve

(104)

(189)

Net increase in mortgage loans receivable

$

10,247

$

18,702

(1)During 2019, we funded an additional $7,500 under an existing mortgage loan. The incremental funding bears interest at 9.41%, fixed for two years, and escalating by 2.25% thereafter.

(2)During 2018, we funded an additional $7,400 under an existing mortgage loan for the purchase of a 112-bed SNF in Michigan. The incremental funding bears interest at 8.7%, fixed for five years, and escalating by 2.25% thereafter. Also, we funded additional loan proceeds of $7,125 under an existing mortgage loan for the purchase of a 126-bed skilled nursing center in Michigan. This incremental funding bears interest at 9.41%, fixed for five years, and escalating by 2.25% thereafter.