The Ensign Group, Inc. (Mission Viejo, Calif.) has acquired Coral Desert Rehabilitation and Care, a 60-bed all-private/Medicare skilled nursing community in St. George, Utah. The acquisition was effective as of April 1.
Coral Desert had an occupancy rate of approximately 68 percent at acquisition.
Ensign also announced that it acquired the underlying real estate of Panorama Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Panorama City, Calif.). The 149-bed skilled nursing facility has been operated by an Ensign subsidiary since September 2000 under a lease.
The acquisitions expand Ensign Group's portfolio to 144 healthcare facilities (19 of which are owned), 11 hospice agencies, 13 home health agencies, two home care businesses, and 16 urgent care clinics across 12 states.
