Doing Our Best to Get REIT Money Out of Long-Term Care!
June 26, 2026
Originally published by dudensinglaw.com
Levin Associates, an industry side publisher of data relating to mergers, acquisitions, and finance in health care and seniors housing, recently posted a video discussing trends in the long-term care sector. Among other things, this video addressed Dudensing Law’s recent $110 million jury verdict against a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT), Colony Capital, and a private equity firm, Formation Capital. The video warns that the verdict could “scare off capital” from investing in the long-term care space.
That’s exactly the goal.
As the literature well establishes, REITs and private equity ownership of long-term facilities are strongly associated with less staffing and worse resident care outcomes. These results are not surprising given the fundamental misalignment between the profit only driven goals of REITs and private equity owners and the needs of the most vulnerable members of our society. REIT and private equity ownership of long-term care is dangerous and should be restricted or eliminated until these owners show they are willing and able to ensure appropriate care.
Ed Dudensing has spent his career holding large corporate overseers of long-term care facilities accountable in the courtroom.
Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54Hzph1e5w4