The Board of Directors of CareTrust REIT, Inc. announced the appointment of David Sedgwick as Chief Executive Officer, to be effective as of January 1, 2022. Mr. Sedgwick will succeed founding Chairman and CEO Greg Stapley, who will continue to serve as CareTrusts Executive Chairman during an approximately six-month transition period, following which he and his wife Deborah will commence a three-year, full-time volunteer assignment for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Board also announced that Diana M. Laing has been appointed as Lead Independent Director.
Mr. Sedgwick, who has been with CareTrust since 2014, currently serves as CareTrusts President and Chief Operating Officer and will retain his title as the Companys President.
CareTrust REIT, Inc. is a self-administered, real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company is engaged in the ownership, acquisition, development and leasing of skilled nursing, seniors housing and other healthcare-related properties. It has a portfolio of long-term net-leased properties, and a portfolio of operators leasing them. It owns, directly or through joint ventures, and leased to independent operators, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), multi-service campuses, assisted living facilities (ALFs) and independent living facilities (ILFs) consisting of approximately 25,848 operational beds and units located in 29 states. It leases healthcare-related properties to healthcare operators in triple-net lease arrangements. It extends secured mortgage loans to healthcare operators, secured by healthcare-related properties and secured mezzanine loans to healthcare operators, secured by membership interests in healthcare-related properties.