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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG), the parent company of the Ensign™ group of companies, which invest in and provide skilled nursing and senior living services, physical, occupational and speech therapies, other rehabilitative and healthcare services, and real estate, announced today that it acquired the operations of “Agave Grove Post Acute”, a 225-bed skilled nursing facility located in Glendale, Arizona which is subject to a long-term, triple net lease with a third-party landlord. This acquisition was effective as of February 1, 2026.
“We are thrilled to be adding another facility to Arizona continuing our statewide growth from last year,” said Barry Port, Ensign's Chief Executive Officer. “We are always looking to add facilities that cluster well with our other facilities in and around the Phoenix area and are excited to add this facility to our growing portfolio,” he added.
Christie Jones, President of Bandera Healthcare LLC, Ensign’s Arizona-based subsidiary, commented, “The caregivers at this facility are extraordinary and we are eager to have our leaders add our experience to theirs as we provide first-rate care to the residents, and families, that we serve.”
In a series of transactions on the same day, Ensign announced that it acquired the real estate and operations of
The real estate was purchased by subsidiaries of Standard Bearer Healthcare REIT, Inc., Ensign’s captive real estate company, and operations were leased to Ensign-affiliated operators, subject to a long-term lease effective as of February 1, 2026.
These acquisitions were effective February 1, 2026, and bring Ensign's growing portfolio to 378 healthcare operations, which includes 47 senior living operations, across 17 states. Ensign subsidiaries, including Standard Bearer, own 160 real estate assets. Mr. Port reaffirmed that Ensign is actively seeking opportunities to acquire real estate and to lease both well-performing and struggling skilled nursing, senior living and other healthcare related businesses throughout the United States.
About Ensign™
The Ensign Group, Inc.'s independent operating subsidiaries provide a broad spectrum of skilled nursing and senior living services, physical, occupational and speech therapies and other rehabilitative and healthcare services at 378 healthcare facilities in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin. More information about Ensign is available athttp://www.ensigngroup.net.