NEWTON, Mass,--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Five Star Senior Living Inc. (Nasdaq: FVE), or Five Star, today announced a new strategic plan to reposition its senior living management business to focus on larger independent living, assisted living and memory care communities as well as stand-alone active adult and independent living communities.
As part of the implementation of this new plan, Five Star will be amending its management arrangements with Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC), or DHC, to allow for the transition of 108 smaller senior living communities with approximately 7,500 living units, which Five Star currently manages for DHC, to other operators. Five Star will also close and reposition the skilled nursing units in all continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) that Five Star will continue to manage for DHC, which includes approximately 1,500 living units. The transition of management to other operators as well as the closing and repositioning of the skilled nursing units in the CCRCs is expected to be completed before year end 2021.
Five Star will continue to operate 144 senior living communities with approximately 20,200 living units, including managing 120 senior living communities with approximately 17,900 living units for DHC, as well as operating its existing owned and leased portfolio of 24 communities with approximately 2,300 living units. Five Star will also continue to grow its rehabilitation and wellness services business.
Katherine Potter, President and Chief Executive Officer, made the following statement regarding today’s announcement:
“The implementation of Five Star’s new strategic plan allows us to build on our operational strengths at larger senior living communities and stand-alone active adult and independent living communities while continuing to evolve our choice-based, financially flexible rehabilitation and wellness services offerings to meet the changing needs and preferences of older adults. We believe that this shift in our focus is critical to the future success of Five Star and better positions us to expand our senior living management business and continue to diversify revenue sources in the future. More specifically, the implementation of this new strategic plan will showcase the operational strengths of Five Star to current and potential partners and customers in the future.
“While today marks another important step forward, we remain dedicated to our team members throughout the repositioning, and thank them for their steadfast commitment to safety, care and engagement with the residents in our communities.”
The portfolio Five Star will continue to manage for DHC represents 66% of the existing managed portfolio units and approximately 60% of Five Star’s management fee revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020. This retained portfolio of 120 communities managed for DHC outperformed the total DHC managed portfolio with 110 basis points (bps) higher average occupancy and 280 bps higher EBITDA margin for the year ended December 31, 2020. The communities to be transitioned represent approximately 40% of Five Star’s management fee revenues from DHC, but less than 12% of Five Star’s total management and operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020. Five Star expects to partially offset the resulting revenue loss with expense reductions to right-size operations. Five Star expects to incur net non-recurring restructuring costs of up to $5.5 million in connection with implementing this new strategic plan. More financial details will be provided when Five Star reports its first quarter 2021 financial results, scheduled for May 5, 2021.
In connection with this new strategic plan, Five Star and DHC have also agreed to make certain additional changes to their management arrangements, including extending the term to December 31, 2036, eliminating DHC’s right to sell communities without payment to Five Star of a termination fee, eliminating the cap on Five Star’s incentive fee and modifying DHC’s rights to terminate for performance.
About Five Star Senior Living Inc.:
FVE is a senior living and rehabilitation and wellness services company. As of December 31, 2020, FVE operated 252 senior living communities (29,271 living units) located in 31 states, including 228 communities (26,969 living units) that it managed and 24 communities (2,302 living units) that it owned or leased. FVE operates communities that include independent living, assisted living, memory care, continuing care retirement communities and skilled nursing facilities. Additionally, FVE's rehabilitation and wellness services segment includes Ageility®, a division of FVE, which provides rehabilitation and wellness services within FVE communities as well as to external customers. As of December 31, 2020, Ageility operated 207 outpatient rehabilitation clinics and 37 inpatient rehabilitation clinics in 28 states. FVE is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.
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