VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

Noncontrolling Interests—The Company has entered into ventures with unrelated third parties to own real estate and has concluded that such ventures are VIEs. As the Company exercises power over and receives economic benefits from the VIEs, the Company is considered the primary beneficiary and consolidates the VIEs.

The following table summarizes the contributions to joint ventures that are consolidated variable interest entities through March 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands):

					Gross Investment
Investment Year		State	Facility Type	Number of Facilities	CTRE		Noncontrolling Interests		Total
2023		CA	SNF	1	$	25,459	$	653	$	26,112
2023		CA	SNF	2	34,269		879		35,148
2024		CA	ALF	1	10,760		276		11,036
2024		CA	Multi-service campuses	2	28,076		720		28,796
2024		CA	SNF	1	24,503		628		25,131
2024 / 2025	(1)	TN, AL	SNF	28	442,327		19,156		461,483
2024 / 2025	(2)	-	-	-	33,663		867		34,530
Total				35	$	599,057	$	23,179	$	622,236

(1) The noncontrolling interest is classified as a redeemable noncontrolling interest on the consolidated balance sheets.

(2) The Company entered into a joint venture to acquire real estate. The gross investment amounts represent a deposit. See Note 15, Subsequent Events, for additional information.

Pursuant to the Company’s joint ventures (“JVs”), the Company typically contributes at least 90% of the JV’s total investment amount and receives 100% of the preferred equity interest in the JV and a 50% common equity interest in the JV. The Company’s JV partner contributes the remaining total investment amount in exchange for a 50% common equity interest in the JV.

Total assets and total liabilities include VIE assets and liabilities as follows (dollars in thousands):

	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
Assets:
Real estate investments, net	$	581,959	$	565,959
Cash and cash equivalents	6,762		6,506
Accounts and other receivables	32		—
Prepaid and other assets	41,078		8,317
Total assets	629,831		580,782
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and deferred rent liabilities	7,847		10,332
Total liabilities	$	7,847	$	10,332