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 CareTrust’s 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 CareTrust’s President and Chief Operating Officer and will retain his title as the Company’s 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. The Company owns, directly or through joint ventures, and leased to independent operators, 232 skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), multi-service campuses, assisted living facilities (ALFs) and independent living facilities (ILFs) consisting of approximately 25,128 operational beds and units located in 28 states with the highest concentration of properties by rental income located in California and Texas. It leases healthcare-related properties to healthcare operators in triple-net lease arrangements. The Company 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.
CARETRUST REIT, INC. 
