The Health Care M&A Monthly: Behavioral Health Care –

The Sector Gears Up for Growth in 2013 Dealmaking in the behavioral health care sector has picked up in recent years, thanks to a number of factors and despite a few others. Last year, we recorded 17 transactions, up slightly from 15 deals announced in 2011. Four...

Industry Appointees to Long-Term Care Commission

House Speaker John Boehner has appointed Stephen Guillard to the newly created Commission to address challenges facing the long-term care sector, including issues with Medicare and Medicaid as the population ages. Guillard recently retired from HCR Manor Care and has...

Skilled Healthcare Disappoints

Skilled Healthcare Group was the first of the skilled nursing companies to report earnings, and it did not set a good tone. Year-over-year, occupancy was down but worse, the quality mix revenues was down 140 basis points from a year ago. It is still high, at 69.4%,...