EF Senior’s Expansion of Nursing Home Footprint Centers on Ongoing ‘Disruption and Owner Fatigue’
Skilled Nursing News December 10, 2024
Heading into 2025, EF Senior Care continues to seek opportunities for expansion after acquiring nursing homes in the last two years, signaling a positive trend for smaller-sized outfits in the sector, especially those looking to leverage their consulting experience.
The Massachusetts-based provider, which started out solely as a consulting firm before purchasing two skilled nursing facilities to operate in the state, has been able to grow its footprint despite facing staffing and other challenges, its CEO Michael Nickolaus told Skilled Nursing News.
But it wasn’t always smooth sailing at the start of the company’s transition into owning SNFs. EF Senior Care was able to stabilize operations only after acquiring a second facility in December 2023, which has now positioned the...