REITs Are Making Moves in Behavioral Health — But Challenges Remain

Health care real estate investment trusts (REITs) have largely been absent from the behavioral health market, but major players have started to invest and could change the financing landscape for years to come. Health care REITs that have high exposure to senior housing and skilled nursing properties see similarities with the behavioral health space to […]

Major REIT Ventas Enters Behavioral Health With $58M Eating Recovery Center Acquisition

Chicago-based Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) revealed it acquired a building where Eating Recovery Center operates for $58 million, marking an entry into behavioral health for the health care-focused real estate investment trust. Ventas announced the deal as part of its third-quarter 2021 financial performance disclosures. The REIT is one of the largest owners of health […]