Unless otherwise indicated or except where the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “us” and “our” and other similar terms in this Annual Report on Form 10-K refer to Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this document. This document contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements relate to our expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, performance and underlying assumptions and other statements other than statements of historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology including, but not limited to, terms such as “may,” “will,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “believes,” “intends,” “should” or comparable terms or the negative thereof. These statements are based on information available on the date of this filing and only speak as to the date hereof and no obligation to update such forward-looking statements should be assumed.
Our actual results may differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of a variety of factors, including, among other things:
| (2) | uncertainties relating to the business operations of the operators of our assets, including those relating to reimbursement by third-party payors, regulatory matters, occupancy levels and quality of care, including the management of infectious diseases; |
| (3) | the timing of our operators’ recovery from staffing shortages, increased costs and decreased occupancy resulting from inflation and the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the sufficiency of previous government support and current reimbursement rates to offset such costs and the conditions related thereto; |
| (4) | additional regulatory and other changes in the healthcare sector, including recently issued federal minimum staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”) that may further exacerbate labor and occupancy challenges for our operators; |
| (5) | the ability of our operators in bankruptcy to reject unexpired lease obligations, modify the terms of our mortgages and impede our ability to collect unpaid rent or interest during the pendency of a bankruptcy proceeding and retain security deposits for the debtor’s obligations, and other costs and uncertainties associated with operator bankruptcies; |
| (6) | changes in tax laws and regulations affecting real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), including as the result of any policy changes driven by the current focus on capital providers to the healthcare industry; |
| (7) | our ability to re-lease, otherwise transition, or sell underperforming assets or assets held for sale on a timely basis and on terms that allow us to realize the carrying value of these assets or to redeploy the proceeds therefrom on favorable terms, including due to the potential impact of changes in the SNF and assisted living facility (“ALF”) markets or local real estate conditions; |
| (8) | the availability and cost of capital to us; |
| (9) | changes in our credit ratings and the ratings of our debt securities; |
| (10) | competition in the financing of healthcare facilities; |
| (11) | competition in the long-term healthcare industry and shifts in the perception of various types of long-term care facilities, including SNFs and ALFs; |
| (12) | changes in the financial position of our operators; |
| (13) | the effect of economic, regulatory and market conditions generally and, particularly, in the healthcare industry and in jurisdictions where we conduct business, including the U.K.; |
| (14) | changes in interest rates and the impact of inflation; |
| (15) | the timing, amount and yield of any additional investments; |
| (16) | our ability to maintain our status as a REIT; and |
| (17) | the effect of other factors affecting our business or the businesses of our operators that are beyond our or their control, including natural disasters, health crises or pandemics, cyber threats and governmental action, particularly in the healthcare industry. |
