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Leases
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Leases [Abstract]  
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Leases - Lessor

Our tenant leases are typically structured as triple-net leases on single-tenant properties and have initial lease terms of 10 years to 15 years with one or more five-year extension options. Most of our tenant leases contain annual rent escalators, which may be fixed or variable. Lease payments that are subject to a variable rent escalator are typically determined annually and calculated using a variable index, such as the consumer price index, or an index that is dependent on a future date and indeterminable at the inception of the lease.

The following table provides disaggregated information related to our rental income ($ in thousands):

Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,
2026202520262025
Lease payments based on fixed rent escalators$64,272 $64,286 $128,519 $125,976 
Lease payments based on variable rent escalators4,619 2,761 10,720 6,365 
Straight-line rent revenue adjustments597 1,034 1,320 2,444 
Escrow funds received from tenants for
property operating expenses2,742 2,914 5,546 5,801 
Amortization of lease incentives(840)(725)(1,565)(1,450)
Total rental income$71,390 $70,270 $144,540 $139,136 

NHC Lease Termination

As of June 30, 2026, we leased 35 properties to NHC pursuant to a triple-net master lease maturing in December 2026. As previously discussed, these properties were classified as assets held for sale on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2026 and subsequently sold to an affiliate of NHC on July 1, 2026.

Contemporaneously with the closing of the sale of the NHC leased portfolio, we executed a partial master lease termination and partial assignment and assumption of the master lease agreement terminating our master lease agreement with NHC with respect to all properties, except four subleased properties located in Florida. We assigned to the NHC Purchaser, and the NHC Purchaser assumed from us, the master lease for the subleased properties. In July 2026, we recognized a reversal of deferred income of $0.5 million related to the lease termination as part of the gain on the sale of these properties. Reference the “NHC Leased Portfolio Disposition” section in Note 3 for information on the sale of the NHC properties.

The chairperson of NHC’s board of directors was also a member of our board of directors until May 2026 when his term expired.
Tenant Concentrations

The following table provides information on our tenant concentrations exceeding 10% of our total revenues in the six months ended June 30, 2026 ($ in thousands):

June 30, 2026Six Months Ended June 30,
RealMortgage20262025
Estateand Other% of% of
Properties1
Notes2
Revenues3
Total
Revenues3
Total
Senior Living$633,053 $— $28,469 12.0 %$27,447 15.3 %
Bickford4
426,275 15,899 N/AN/A21,318 11.8 %
Escrow funds received from tenants for
property operating expenses— — 5,546 2.3 %5,801 3.2 %
Other1,365,732 208,638 120,595 51.1 %97,236 54.1 %
Total tenant concentrations$2,425,060 $224,537 154,610 65.4 %151,802 84.4 %
Resident fees and services5
81,839 34.6 %28,156 15.6 %
Total revenues$236,449 100.0 %$179,958 100.0 %

1    Real estate properties have been stated at their gross carrying amounts. Total real estate properties, as presented in the table above, excludes $3.0 million related to our corporate office buildings, $161.5 million related to properties classified as assets held for sale and $854.8 million related to the properties in our SHOP segment.
2    Mortgage and other notes receivable have been stated at their gross carrying amounts. Total mortgage and other notes receivable, as presented in the table above, excludes $15.3 million of credit loss reserves.
3    Revenues related to properties that have been sold and revenues related to properties classified as assets held for sale as of June 30, 2026 have been included in other revenues for both periods in the table above.
4    Bickford’s revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2026 have been included in other revenues because they were less than 10% of total revenues during this period.
5    There are no concentrations in revenues from resident fees and services because the resident agreements at the SHOs in our SHOP segment are between us and the individual residents.

During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, rental income from the NHC leased portfolio was $22.1 million, or 9.3% of total revenues, and $20.6 million, or 11.4% of total revenues, respectively, which included contingent rental income of $5.7 million and $4.2 million, respectively. A final settlement of contingent rental income for the period from January 1, 2026 through July 1, 2026 will be recognized in the third quarter of 2026.

As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, our real estate properties located in South Carolina were 12.2% and 12.0%, respectively, of the gross carrying amounts of our total real estate properties on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. We did not include three properties located in South Carolina that were classified as assets held for sale as of June 30, 2026 in our calculation. There were no other states where our geographical concentration in real estate properties was 10% or greater as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

Senior Living Leases

As of June 30, 2026, we leased 11 SHOs with a combined total of 2,499 units to Senior Living. During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, we recognized straight-line rent revenue of $(0.8) million and $(0.4) million, respectively, related to these leases.
Bickford Leases

As of June 30, 2026, we leased 37 SHOs with a combined total of 2,068 units to Bickford pursuant to four master leases which mature in 2028 through 2035. In April 2026, the Bickford master lease agreements were amended increasing the combined annual base rent for the Bickford portfolio to $38.4 million with annual rent escalators ranging between 2.0% and 3.0%. Pursuant to these amendments, Bickford is also required to pay us contingent rent based on a percentage of the combined monthly revenues for all of the properties leased to Bickford that exceeds a base amount. Bickford has been a cash basis tenant since 2022 when we received financial information from Bickford raising substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. As of June 30, 2026, these concerns had not been alleviated.

Additionally, we have an agreement with Bickford to fund up to $8.0 million of capital improvements on various properties in the Bickford portfolio. Pursuant to the terms of this agreement, rental income increases at an annual lease rate of 8.0% applied to the amount expended. In connection with the master lease amendments discussed above, we also extended the available funding period of this agreement through June 2027. As of June 30, 2026, we had $6.1 million funded under this agreement.

Cash Basis Tenants

During each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, we had two tenants on the cash basis of accounting for revenue recognition.

A summary of lease payments received from cash basis tenants follows ($ in thousands):

Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,
2026202520262025
Bickford
$10,924 $9,993 $21,129 $19,977 
Other1,518 1,482 3,033 2,962 
Total lease payments from cash basis tenants$12,442 $11,475 $24,162 $22,939 

Tenant Purchase Options

Certain of our tenant leases at inception provide the tenant with an option to purchase the applicable property at a fixed base price, a fixed base price plus a specified share in any appreciation of the property or a price based on a specified fixed minimum internal rate of return on our investment. As of June 30, 2026, we had three properties with an aggregate net carrying value of $71.2 million that were subject to tenant purchase options with exercise dates between 2029 and 2031. During each of the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the aggregate rental income from these properties was $4.7 million. As of June 30, 2026, we cannot reasonably estimate the probability that any of these tenant purchase options will be exercised in the future.

Future Minimum Tenant Lease Payments

The fixed amounts of future minimum lease payments due to us under our existing tenant leases as of June 30, 2026 were as follows ($ in thousands):

Remainder of 2026$114,460 
2027220,075 
2028222,320 
2029207,226 
2030206,915 
Thereafter848,598 
Total$1,819,594