Strong Revenue and Earnings Growth
Adjusted EBITDA increased to $35.6 million, up 18.2% over the prior year. Excluding out-of-period items, it increased by 42.7% to $29 million, with NOI and margin growth in all business segments.
Growth in Home Healthcare
Q1 average daily volumes were up 8.9% from the same period last year. Excluding out-of-period items, Q1 NOI margin improved by 200 basis points, driven by rate increases and operational efficiencies.
Managed Services Expansion
Year-over-year growth in revenue and NOI, largely due to the opening of 3 homes in the Axium JV and organic growth in beds serviced by SGP, which increased by 7.2%.
Increase in Dividend
The Board declared a 5% increase to the monthly dividend on common shares to $0.042 per share.
Acquisition of Closing the Gap Healthcare
Acquiring Closing the Gap for total cash consideration of approximately $75.5 million, expected to add approximately $84.2 million in revenue to the home healthcare segment.
Long-term Care Redevelopment Progress
Opened a new 256-bed long-term care home and closed the sale of 3 long-term care projects, demonstrating effective capital recycling.