10-Q 1 a06-15526_110q.htm QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(D)

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x                              QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006

 

OR

 

o                                 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                   to                 

 

Commission File Number 001-16817

 

FIVE STAR QUALITY CARE, INC.

 

Maryland

 

04-3516029

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

400 Centre Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458

617-796-8387

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant:  (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  x   No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  o   Accelerated filer  x   Non-accelerated filer  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes  
o   No  x

Number of Common Shares outstanding at August 3, 2006: 31,580,934 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value.

 

 




FIVE STAR QUALITY CARE, INC.

 

FORM 10-Q

 

JUNE 30, 2006

 

INDEX

 

 

 

 

Page

PART I

 

Financial Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheet — June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations — Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows — Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warning Concerning Forward Looking Statements

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

PART II

 

Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

18

 

As used herein the terms “we”, “us”, “our” and “Five Star” include Five Star Quality Care, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires.




 

Part I.     Financial Information

Item 1.  Consolidated Financial Statements

FIVE STAR QUALITY CARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

June 30, 2006

 

December 31, 2005

 

ASSETS

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

23,576

 

$

16,729

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $7,458 and $6,124 at June 30, 2006 and
December 31, 2005, respectively

 

46,340

 

46,124

 

Due from Sunrise Senior Living Services, Inc. (“SLS”)

 

891

 

 

Prepaid expenses

 

10,423

 

8,047

 

Restricted cash and investments

 

17,108

 

15,150

 

Other current assets

 

13,468

 

8,830

 

Total current assets

 

111,806

 

94,880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

102,050

 

96,743

 

Restricted cash and investments

 

13,697

 

12,957

 

Mortgage notes receivable

 

3,725

 

5,971

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

16,901

 

14,059

 

Other long term assets

 

4,155

 

4,330

 

 

 

$

252,334

 

$

228,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

14,261

 

$

14,595

 

Accrued expenses

 

18,869

 

14,514

 

Accrued compensation and benefits

 

16,575

 

18,341

 

Due to SLS

 

 

7,185

 

Due to Senior Housing Properties Trust (“SNH”)

 

8,670

 

8,659

 

Mortgage notes payable

 

626

 

626

 

Accrued real estate taxes

 

6,355

 

7,872

 

Security deposit liability

 

11,619

 

11,854

 

Other current liabilities

 

6,914

 

6,322

 

Total current liabilities

 

83,889

 

89,968

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long term liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable

 

44,423

 

44,703

 

Continuing care contracts

 

3,600

 

3,638

 

Other long term liabilities

 

23,449

 

21,827

 

Total long term liabilities

 

71,472

 

70,168

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $0.01: 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.01: 50,000,000 shares authorized, 31,580,934 and 20,060,934 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively

 

315

 

201

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

285,497

 

171,552

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(188,302

)

(102,770

)

Unrealized loss on investments

 

(537

)

(179

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

96,973

 

68,804

 

 

 

$

252,334

 

$

228,940

 

 

See accompanying notes.

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FIVE STAR QUALITY CARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues from residents

 

$

183,604

 

$

171,301

 

$

365,398

 

$

340,795

 

Pharmacy revenue

 

13,065

 

7,100

 

24,410

 

12,356

 

Total revenues

 

196,669

 

178,401

 

389,808

 

353,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wages and benefits

 

95,285

 

86,247

 

186,961

 

174,326

 

Other operating expenses

 

45,856

 

44,798

 

94,420

 

85,735

 

Pharmacy expenses

 

12,407

 

6,427

 

23,189

 

11,451

 

Management fee to SLS

 

2,854

 

5,620

 

6,392

 

11,240

 

Termination expense for certain SLS management agreements

 

89,833

 

 

89,833

 

 

Rent expense

 

26,402

 

24,277

 

52,563

 

48,460

 

General and administrative

 

7,734

 

6,093

 

14,635

 

12,702

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,291

 

1,862

 

4,561

 

3,384

 

Total operating expenses

 

282,662

 

175,324

 

472,554

 

347,298

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating (loss) income

 

(85,993

)

3,077

 

(82,746

)

5,853

 

Interest and other income

 

816

 

320

 

1,140

 

566

 

Interest expense

 

(875

)

(1,166

)

(1,633

)

(1,860

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

 

(86,052

)

2,231

 

(83,239

)

4,559

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

38

 

 

73

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

 

(86,052

)

2,193

 

(83,239

)

4,486

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

(1,139

)

(1,026

)

(2,293

)

(2,066

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(87,191

)

$

1,167

 

$

(85,532

)

$

2,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

30,982

 

12,227

 

25,551

 

12,219

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted (loss) income per share from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

(2.78

)

$

0.18

 

$

(3.26

)

$

0.37

 

Discontinued operations

 

(0.04

)

(0.08

)

(0.09

)

(0.17

)

Net (loss) income per share

 

$

(2.82

)

$

0.10

 

$

(3.35

)

$

0.20

 

 

See accompanying notes.

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FIVE STAR QUALITY CARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(85,532

)

$

2,420

 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash (used by) provided by
operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

4,561

 

3,384

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

2,293

 

2,066

 

Provision for bad debt expense, net

 

1,334

 

(505

)

Unrealized loss on investments

 

(358

)

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(1,550

)

(1,033

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(4,794

)

4,191

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

4,021

 

(5,651

)

Accrued compensation and benefits

 

(1,766

)

666

 

Due from SLS

 

(8,076

)

1,902

 

Due from SNH

 

11

 

57

 

Other current and long term liabilities

 

424

 

13,342

 

Cash (used by) provided by operating activities

 

(89,432

)

20,839

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in discontinued operations

 

(2,293

)

(2,066

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits into restricted cash and investment accounts

 

(7,336

)

(10,388

)

Acquisition of property and equipment

 

(20,086

)

(17,284

)

Acquisition of real estate

 

 

(64,900

)

Acquisition of pharmacy, net of cash acquired

 

(3,500

)

(4,630

)

Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment held for sale

 

11,077

 

29,562

 

Withdrawals from restricted cash for purchases of property and equipment

 

4,638

 

4,103

 

Cash used in investing activities

 

(15,207

)

(63,537

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net

 

114,059

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings on revolving credit facility

 

28,000

 

12,000

 

Repayments of borrowings on revolving credit facility

 

(28,000

)

(6,500

)

Proceeds from first mortgage line of credit

 

 

24,000

 

Proceeds from mortgage note payable

 

 

3,485

 

Repayments of mortgage note payable

 

(280

)

(459

)

Cash provided by financing activities

 

113,779

 

32,526

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

6,847

 

(12,238

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

16,729

 

30,942

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

23,576

 

$

18,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

1,354

 

$

1,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock

 

43

 

25

 

 

See accompanying notes.

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FIVE STAR QUALITY CARE, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

Note 1.  Basis of Presentation and Organization

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Five Star Quality Care, Inc. have been prepared without audit.  Certain information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements have been condensed or omitted.  We believe the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.  However, the accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.  In the opinion of our management, all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included.  All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.  Our operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.  Reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s financial statements to conform to the current year’s presentation.

As of June 30, 2006, we operated 151 senior living communities containing 16,810 living units, including 102 primarily independent and assisted living communities and 49 nursing homes.  Our 151 communities included 4,960 independent living apartments, 5,725 assisted living suites, 283 special care beds and 5,842 skilled nursing beds.  We also operated five pharmacies, one of which also provides mail order pharmaceuticals to the general public.  Seven of our communities are operated for our account by Sunrise Senior Living Services, Inc., or SLS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc., or Sunrise.

Note 2.  Accumulated Comprehensive (Loss) Income

Comprehensive (loss) income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 is summarized below:

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(87,191

)

$

1,167

 

$

(85,532

)

$

2,420

 

Change in unrealized loss on investments

 

(336

)

(5

)

(358

)

(37

)

Comprehensive (loss) income

 

$

(87,527

)

$

1,162

 

$

(85,890

)

$

2,383

 

 

Note 3.  Income Taxes

As a result of our short operating history and reported losses, we are not currently recognizing the benefit of all of our deferred tax assets.  We will continue to assess our ability to generate sufficient taxable income during future periods in which our deferred tax assets may be realized.  When we believe that it is more likely than not that we can recover our deferred tax assets, we will record a reduction in the valuation reserve as an income tax benefit in the consolidated statement of operations, which will affect our results of operations.

As of June 30, 2006, we had tax loss carry forwards, including the termination fees paid to SLS, that may be used to offset future taxable income.  Our net operating loss carry forwards will expire beginning in 2026, if unused.  The tax loss carry forwards may be subject to audit and adjustments by the Internal Revenue Service.

Note 4.  Per Common Share Amounts

Net income per share for the periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 is computed using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the periods.  We have no common share equivalents, instruments convertible into common shares or other dilutive instruments.

Note 5.  Accounts Related to Management Agreements with SLS

In April 2006, we sent notices to SLS to terminate management agreements for 10 of the 17 senior living communities that SLS then managed for us.  On June 1, 2006, we paid SLS termination fees totaling $89,833 and terminated the SLS management agreements for these 10 communities, and we began to directly operate these communities.  We funded this termination payment with cash on hand,

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including the proceeds from our April 2006 common share offering.  We will no longer  pay management fees for these communities to SLS.  SLS continues to manage seven communities for us.

Note 6.  Indebtedness

The interest rate on borrowings under our revolving credit facility is LIBOR plus a premium.  The maximum amount available under this facility is $25,000, and is subject to limitations based upon qualifying collateral.  We are the borrower under this revolving credit facility and certain of our subsidiaries guarantee our obligations under the facility.  The facility is secured by our and our guarantor subsidiaries’ accounts receivable, deposit accounts and related assets.  The facility is available for acquisitions, working capital and general business purposes.  The facility contains covenants requiring us to maintain collateral, minimum net worth and certain other financial ratios, places limits on our ability to incur or assume debt or create liens with respect to certain of our properties and contains other customary provisions.  In certain circumstances and subject to available collateral and lender approvals, the maximum amount which we may draw under this credit facility may be increased to $50,000.  In July 2006, we entered into an amendment to the facility to lower the interest paid on drawings under the facility from LIBOR plus 250 basis points to LIBOR plus 150 basis points and to extend the termination date to May 8, 2008.  The termination date may be extended twice, in each case by twelve months, subject to lender approval, our payment of extension fees and other conditions.  As of June 30, 2006 and August 3, 2006, no amounts were outstanding under this credit facility.  Interest expense and other associated costs related to this facility and our prior revolving credit facility were $8 and $131 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $123 and $141 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

At June 30, 2006, nine of our communities were encumbered by 11 Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, insured mortgages totaling $45,049 in aggregate principal amount.  Mortgage interest expense, net of premium amortization, was $694 and $550 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $1,338 and $1,155 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Note 7.  Shareholders’ Equity

In April 2006, we issued 11,500,000 common shares in an underwritten public offering for aggregate proceeds, net of underwriting commissions and other costs, of $114,059.

Note 8.  Related Party Transactions

Of the 151 senior living communities we operate, 135 are leased from Senior Housing Properties Trust, or Senior Housing, for total annual minimum rent of $104,593.  In addition to the minimum rent, we also paid $377 and $670 in percentage rent to Senior Housing for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.

During the six months ended June 30, 2006, as permitted by our leases with Senior Housing, we sold to Senior Housing, at cost, $11,077 of improvements made to properties leased from Senior Housing, and the annual rent payable to Senior Housing was increased by 10% of the amount Senior Housing paid for the improvements, or $1,108.

In February 2006, we agreed to lease two rehabilitation hospitals from Senior Housing.  These hospitals provide health rehabilitation services and are located in Braintree and Woburn, Massachusetts.  The term of the lease for these two hospitals will commence when we receive all health regulatory approvals required to operate the hospitals.  In March 2006, we submitted our applications for approval to the appropriate regulatory authorities, and we currently expect the lease may commence before the end of 2006.  In June 2006, we and Senior Housing amended the lease to allow us additional time to obtain the required regulatory approvals.

The two rehabilitation hospitals are currently owned by Senior Housing but operated by HealthSouth Corporation, or HealthSouth.  In November 2005, the Massachusetts Superior Court decided that Senior Housing validly terminated HealthSouth’s lease and, in January 2006, the court ordered HealthSouth to cooperate in the transfer of the hospitals’ operations to a new tenant designated by

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Senior Housing.  HealthSouth has appealed these decisions, but the trial court and the appeals court have both denied HealthSouth’s requests to stay these decisions until the appeal is decided. Although fully reliable financial information about the current operations at these hospitals is not presently available, we believe that in 2005 these hospitals generated in excess of $100,000 of revenues, received about 70% of their revenues from the Medicare program and generated operating margins that are significantly greater than operating margins of our nursing homes.

See notes 9 and 10 below for a description of other related party transactions.

Note 9.   Pro Forma Results

On June 3, 2005, we acquired six assisted living communities from Gordon Health Ventures, LLC, or Gordon, for approximately $59,000.  To finance this acquisition, we borrowed $10,000 under our revolving credit facility and entered into a $24,000 sale leaseback transaction with Senior Housing for four of our assisted living communities.  Senior Housing also loaned us $24,000 under a first mortgage line of credit when we closed the Gordon purchase.  We subsequently repaid this mortgage loan with the proceeds from our August 2005 common share offering. Had we acquired Gordon as of January 1, 2005, our revenues and income from continuing operations on a pro forma basis would have been $181,714 and $2,382, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and $361,397 and $4,950 for the six months ended June 30, 2005.

Note 10.  Discontinued Operations

During 2005, we ceased operations at two communities: one skilled nursing community in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which we lease from Senior Housing, and one assisted living community in Los Angeles, California, which we also leased from Senior Housing.  Senior Housing sold the assisted living community located in California in December 2005 for net proceeds of approximately $2,600, which caused a $260 reduction in annual minimum rent payable under our lease.  Senior Housing is in the process of selling the skilled nursing facility located in Wisconsin and, upon its sale, our annual minimum rent payable will decrease by 10% of the net proceeds, in accordance with the lease terms.  As of June 30, 2006, we have disposed of substantially all of our assets and settled all liabilities related to these two communities.

In June 2006, we agreed that Senior Housing should sell two skilled nursing facilities which we lease from them.  Both facilities are located in Connecticut and, upon their sale, our annual minimum rent payable will decrease by 10% of the net proceeds, in accordance with the lease terms.

We have reclassified the statement of operations for all periods presented to show the results of operations of the communities which have been sold or are expected to be sold as discontinued.  Below is a summary of the operating results of these discontinued operations included in the financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005:

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

Revenues

 

$

5,396

 

$

7,771

 

$

12,253

 

$

15,369

 

Expenses

 

(6,535

)

(8,797

)

(14,546

)

(17,435

)

Net loss

 

$

(1,139

)

$

(1,026

)

$

(2,293

)

$

(2,066

)

 

Note 11.  Recent Accounting Pronouncements

On July 13, 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109”, or FIN 48.  FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”.  The provisions of FIN 48 will be effective for us on January 1, 2007.  Early adoption is not permitted, as our interim financial statements for 2006 have already been issued.  At June 30, 2006, we have not completed our evaluation of the impact of FIN 48 on our financial statements.

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Key Statistical Data (for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005):

The following tables present a summary of our operations for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005:

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

(dollars in thousands, except per day amounts)

 

2006

 

2005

 

$ Variance

 

Change

 

Net revenues from residents

 

$

183,604

 

$

171,301

 

$

12,303

 

7

%

Pharmacy revenue

 

13,065

 

7,100

 

5,965

 

84

%

Wages and benefits

 

95,285

 

86,247

 

9,038

 

10

%

Other operating expenses

 

45,856

 

44,798

 

1,058

 

2

%

Pharmacy expenses

 

12,407

 

6,427

 

5,980

 

93

%

Management fee to SLS

 

2,854

 

5,620

 

(2,766

)

-49

%

Termination expense for certain SLS management agreements

 

89,833

 

 

89,833

 

 

Rent expense

 

26,402

 

24,277

 

2,125

 

9

%

General and administrative

 

7,734

 

6,093

 

1,641

 

27

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,291

 

1,862

 

429

 

23

%

Interest and other income

 

816

 

320

 

496

 

155

%

Interest expense

 

875

 

1,166

 

(291

)

-25

%

Provision for income taxes

 

 

38

 

(38

)

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

1,139

 

1,026

 

113

 

11

%

Net (loss) income

 

(87,191

)

1,167

 

(88,358

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. of communities (end of period)

 

151

 

151

 

 

 

No. of living units (end of period)

 

16,810

 

16,810

 

 

 

Occupancy

 

91

%

90

%

 

1

%

Average daily rate

 

$

132

 

$

124

 

8

 

6

%

Percent of net revenues from residents from Medicare

 

15

%

15

%

 

 

Percent of net revenues from residents from Medicaid

 

19

%

19

%

 

 

Percent of net revenues from residents from private and other sources

 

66

%

66

%

 

 

Comparable communities (communities that we operated continuously since April 1, 2005):

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

(dollars in thousands, except per day amounts)

 

2006

 

2005

 

$ Variance

 

Change

 

Net revenues from residents

 

$

179,382

 

$

169,712

 

$

9,670

 

6

%

Community expenses

 

137,514

 

130,188

 

7,326

 

6

%

No. of communities (end of period)

 

145

 

145

 

 

 

No. of living units (end of period)

 

16,192

 

16,192

 

 

 

Occupancy

 

91

%

90

%

 

1

%

Average daily rate

 

$

129

 

$

123

 

6

 

5

%

Percent of net revenues from residents from Medicare

 

15

%

15

%

 

 

Percent of net revenues from residents from Medicaid

 

19

%

19

%

 

 

Percent of net revenues from residents from private and other sources

 

66

%

66

%

 

 

 

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2006, Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2005

The 7% increase in net revenues from residents is due primarily to revenues from the six communities we acquired in June 2005, higher per diem charges to residents and a 1% increase in occupancy.  The 6% increase in net revenues from residents at the communities that we have operated continuously since April 1, 2005 is due primarily to 5% higher per diem charges to residents and a 1% increase in occupancy.  The increase in revenues from our pharmacies is a result of our acquiring one pharmacy in each of June 2005, December 2005 and May 2006.

Our 10% increase in wages and benefits costs is primarily due to wages and benefits at the six communities we acquired in June 2005 and wage increases.  The 2% increase in other operating expenses, which include utilities, housekeeping, dietary, maintenance, insurance and community level administrative costs, primarily results from the other operating expenses at the six communities we acquired in June 2005 and increased charges from third parties.  The community expenses for the communities that we have operated continuously since April 1, 2005 increased by 6% principally due to wage and benefit increases.  The increase in pharmacy expenses is a result of our acquiring one pharmacy in each of June 2005, December 2005 and May 2006.  Management fees to SLS decreased due to our termination of 12 management agreements in November 2005, one agreement in February 2006 and 10 agreements in June 2006.  The 9% rent expense increase is primarily due to the communities that we began to lease in 2005, and our payment of additional rent for capital improvements purchased by Senior Housing since April 1, 2005.

In April 2006, we sent notices to SLS to terminate management agreements for 10 of the 17 senior living communities that SLS then managed for us.  On June 1, 2006, we paid SLS termination fees totaling $89.8 million and terminated the SLS management agreements for these 10 communities, and we began to directly operate these communities.  We will no longer pay management fees for these communities to SLS.  SLS continues to manage seven communities for us.

The 27% increase in general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2006 results from the six communities we acquired in June 2005 and the 23 communities we began to operate that were previously operated for us by SLS.

The 23% increase in depreciation and amortization for the three months ended June 30, 2006 is primarily attributable to our purchase of furniture and fixtures for our communities and our purchase of one pharmacy in June 2005.

Our interest and other income increased by $496, or 155%, for the three months ended June 30, 2006, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2005, primarily as a result of higher cash balances in 2006 and increased yields on our cash and investment balances.

Our interest expense decreased by 25%, primarily due to decreased borrowings under our revolving credit facility for the three months ended June 30, 2006, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2005.

The provision for income taxes decreased because we do not anticipate owing tax under the federal alternative minimum tax regime in 2006.  We accrued $38,000 of federal alternative minimum income tax expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2005.

Loss from discontinued operations for the three months ended June 30, 2006 increased by $113,000 to $1.1 million, compared to a loss of $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005.  The losses in both years are primarily the result of our ceasing operations at two communities in 2005 and our decision in June 2006 to discontinue operations at two additional communities.

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Key Statistical Data (for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005):

The following tables present a summary of our operations for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005:

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

(dollars in thousands, except per day amounts)

 

2006

 

2005

 

$ Variance

 

Change

 

Net revenues from residents

 

$

365,398

 

$

340,795

 

$

24,603

 

7

%

Pharmacy revenue

 

24,410

 

12,356

 

12,054

 

98

%

Wages and benefits

 

186,961

 

174,326

 

12,635

 

7

%

Other operating expenses

 

94,420

 

85,735

 

8,685

 

10

%

Pharmacy expenses

 

23,189

 

11,451

 

11,738

 

103

%

Management fee to SLS

 

6,392

 

11,240

 

(4,848

)

-43

%

Termination expense for certain SLS management agreements

 

89,833

 

 

89,833

 

 

Rent expense

 

52,563

 

48,460

 

4,103

 

8

%

General and administrative

 

14,635

 

12,702

 

1,933

 

15

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

4,561

 

3,384

 

1,177

 

35

%

Interest and other income

 

1,140

 

566

 

574

 

101

%

Interest expense

 

1,633

 

1,860

 

(227

)

-12

%

Provision for income taxes

 

 

73

 

(73

)

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

2,293

 

2,066

 

227

 

11

%

Net (loss) income

 

(85,532

)

2,420

 

(87,952

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. of communities (end of period)

 

151

 

151

 

 

 

No. of living units (end of period)

 

16,810

 

16,810

 

 

 

Occupancy

 

91

%

90

%

 

1

%

Average daily rate

 

$

132

 

$

124

 

8

 

6

%

Percent of net revenues from residents from Medicare

 

15

%

15

%

 

 

Percent of net revenues from residents from Medicaid

 

19

%

19

%

 

 

Percent of net revenues from residents from private and other sources

 

66

%

66

%

 

 

Comparable communities (communities that we operated continuously since January 1, 2005):

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

(dollars in thousands, except per day amounts)

 

2006

 

2005

 

$ Variance

 

Change

 

Net revenues from residents

 

$

355,737

 

$

338,637

 

$

17,100

 

5

%

Community expenses

 

273,240

 

258,837

 

14,403

 

6

%

No. of communities (end of period)

 

144

 

144

 

 

 

No. of living units (end of period)

 

16,128

 

16,128

 

 

 

Occupancy

 

91

%

90

%

 

1

%

Average daily rate

 

$

128

 

$

124

 

4

 

3

%

Percent of net revenues from residents from Medicare

 

15

%

15

%

 

 

Percent of net revenues from residents from Medicaid

 

19

%

19

%

 

 

Percent of net revenues from residents from private and other sources

 

66

%

66

%

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2006, Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2005

The 7% increase in net revenues from residents is due primarily to revenues from the six communities we acquired in June 2005, higher per diem charges to residents and a 1% increase in occupancy.  The 5% increase in net revenues from residents at the communities that we have operated continuously since January 1, 2005 is due primarily to 3% higher per diem charges to residents and a 1% increase in occupancy.  The increase in revenues from our pharmacies is a result of our acquiring one pharmacy in each of June 2005, December 2005 and May 2006.

Our 7% increase in wages and benefits costs is primarily due to wages and benefits at the six communities we acquired in June 2005 and wage increases.  The 10% increase in other operating expenses, which include utilities, housekeeping, dietary, maintenance, insurance and community level administrative costs, primarily results from the other operating expenses at the six communities we acquired in June 2005 and increased charges from third parties.  The community expenses for the communities that we have operated continuously since January 1, 2005 have increased by 6% principally due to wage and benefit increases.  The increase in pharmacy expenses is a result of our acquiring one pharmacy in each of June 2005, December 2005 and May 2006.  Management fees to SLS

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decreased due to our termination of 12 management agreements in November 2005, one agreement in February 2006 and 10 agreements in June 2006.  The 8% rent expense increase is primarily due to the communities that we began to lease in 2005, and our payment of additional rent for capital improvements purchased by Senior Housing since January 1, 2005.

In April 2006, we sent notices to SLS to terminate management agreements for 10 of the 17 senior living communities that SLS then managed for us.  On June 1, 2006, we paid SLS termination fees totaling $89.8 million and terminated the SLS management agreements for these 10 communities, and we began to directly operate these communities.  We will no longer pay management fees for these communities to SLS.  SLS continues to manage seven communities for us.

The 15% increase in general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2006 results from the six communities we acquired in June 2005 and the 23 communities we began to operate that were previously operated for us by SLS.

The 35% increase in depreciation and amortization for the six months ended June 30, 2006 is primarily attributable to our purchase of furniture and fixtures for our communities and our purchase of one pharmacy in June 2005.

Our interest and other income increased by $574, or 101%, for the six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2005, primarily as a result of higher cash balances in 2006 and increased yields on our cash and investment balances.

Our interest expense decreased by 12%, primarily due to decreased borrowings under our revolving credit facility for the six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2005.

The provision for income taxes decreased because we do not anticipate owing tax under the federal alternative minimum tax regime in 2006.  We accrued $73,000 of federal alternative minimum income tax expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2005.

Loss from discontinued operations for the six months ended June 30, 2006 increased $227,000 to $2.3 million, compared to a loss of $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005.  The losses in both years are primarily the result of our ceasing operations at two communities in 2005 and our decision in June 2006 to discontinue operations at two additional communities.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our total current assets at June 30, 2006 were $111.8 million, compared to $94.9 million at December 31, 2005.  This increase is primarily the result of our April 2006 equity offering discussed below.  Our total current liabilities at June 30, 2006 were $83.9 million, compared to $90.0 million at December 31, 2005.  Our net current assets exceeded our current liabilities by $27.9 million and $4.9 million as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.  At June 30, 2006, we had cash and cash equivalents of $23.6 million.

As of June 30, 2006, we leased 135 communities from Senior Housing under four leases.  Our leases with Senior Housing require us to pay minimum rent of $104.6 million annually.  In addition to the minimum rent, we also paid $377,200 and $670,000 in percentage rent to Senior Housing for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.  We believe we are in compliance with the terms of our leases with Senior Housing.

Upon our request, Senior Housing reimburses our capital expenditures made at the communities we lease from it and increases our rent expense pursuant to contractual formulas.  Senior Housing reimbursed us $11.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2005 for capital expenditures made at these leased communities and increased our annual rent by $1.1 million.

Our revenues from services to residents at our communities are our primary source of cash to fund our operating expenses, including rent, principal and interest payments on our debt and our capital expenditures.  At some of our communities, operating revenues for nursing home services are received from the Medicare and Medicaid programs.  Medicare and Medicaid revenues were earned primarily at our 51 nursing homes.  For the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the percentage of our net revenues from residents derived from these programs was 36% and 38%, respectively.

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Our Medicare net revenues from residents totaled $53.8 million and $50.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.  In each of October 2005 and 2004, our Medicare rates increased by approximately 3% over the prior period.  Effective January 1, 2006, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, implemented changes to the payment categories it uses to set daily payment rates for Medicare beneficiaries in skilled nursing facilities.  These categories are known as Resource Utilization Groups, or RUGs.  CMS has introduced nine new RUGs for medically complex patients, increasing the number of categories from 44 to 53, and has made revisions to its payment rates for other RUGs.  Also effective January 1, 2006, these RUG changes eliminated certain temporary additional payments for certain skilled nursing care and rehabilitation groups.  The impact of these changes to date is to effectively eliminate the October 2005 Medicare rate increase.

Our Medicaid net revenues from residents totaled $69.1 million and $65.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.  The Bush administration and certain members of the Senate and the House of Representatives have recently proposed Medicare and Medicaid policy changes and rate reductions to be phased in during the next several years.  In addition, some of the states in which we operate either have not raised Medicaid rates by amounts sufficient to offset increasing costs or are expected to reduce Medicaid funding.  The magnitude of the potential Medicare and Medicaid rate reductions and the impact of the failure or potential failure of these programs to increase rates to match increasing expenses, as well as the magnitude of the potential Medicare and Medicaid policy changes, cannot currently be estimated, but they may be material to our operations and may negatively affect our future results of operations.

In February 2006, we agreed to lease two rehabilitation hospitals from Senior Housing that we expect to begin operating in 2006.  In June 2006, we and Senior Housing amended the lease to allow us additional time to obtain the health regulatory approvals required to operate the hospitals.  A significant amount of the revenues at these hospitals will be paid by Medicare and we will become more dependent upon the Medicare programs when we begin to operate these hospitals.  On May 7, 2004, CMS issued a rule establishing revised Medicare standards that rehabilitation hospitals are required to meet in order to participate as an inpatient rehabilitation facility, or IRF, in the Medicare programs known as the “75% Rule.”  Under the “75% Rule,” in order to qualify under Medicare as an IRF, at least 75% of a facility’s total inpatient population must require intensive rehabilitation services associated with treatment of at least one of 13 designated medical conditions.  The rule is being phased in over four years.  For cost reporting periods starting on and after July 1, 2006, the requirement is 60%; for cost reporting periods starting on and after July 1, 2007 and July 1, 2008, the requirement will be 65% and 75%, respectively.  Although fully reliable information is not presently available, we believe that 60% of the patients at the rehabilitation hospitals we intend to operate in 2006 meet these requirements.  If these rehabilitation hospitals are unable to meet the requirements of the “75% Rule,” they will be subject to Medicare reclassification as a different type of provider, resulting in lower Medicare rates.  Also, the January 1, 2006 effective date for Medicare drug benefits means that our pharmacy operations are becoming more dependent upon the Medicare program.

Recent increases in the costs of insurance, especially tort liability insurance, workers compensation and employee health insurance, which are affecting the senior living industry, may continue to have an adverse impact upon our future results of operations.  Although we self insure a portion of these costs, some of our insurance reserves may also increase.

Our revolving credit facility limits our ability to incur debt, as more fully described below in “Debt Instruments and Covenants”.  The terms of our leases with Senior Housing contain provisions whereby Senior Housing may cancel our rights under these agreements upon the acquisition by any person or group of more than 9.8% of our voting stock and upon other “change of control” events.  These leases also limit our ability to create, incur, assume or guarantee indebtedness.

In February 2006, we assumed the operations of a community from SLS which is located in Coral Springs, Florida.  We expect to undertake a significant capital improvement project at this community in 2006 and 2007 that may total approximately $5.0 million.  Pursuant to the terms of our lease with Senior Housing, Senior Housing will fund the cost of this capital improvement project and our annual rent payable to Senior Housing will increase by 10% of the capital improvement project.

In April 2006, we issued an aggregate of 11,500,000 common shares in an underwritten public offering for proceeds, net of underwriting commissions and other costs, of $114.1 million.  We used a portion of the proceeds raised in this offering to fund our SLS termination payment discussed below, and we added the remainder of the proceeds to available cash balances to be used for general business purposes.

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Also in April 2006, we sent notices to SLS to terminate management agreements for 10 of the 17 senior living communities that SLS then managed for us.  On June 1, 2006, we paid SLS termination fees totaling $89.8 million and terminated the SLS management agreements for these 10 communities, and we began to directly operate these communities.  We funded this termination payment with cash on hand, including the proceeds from our April 2006 common share offering.  We will no longer pay management fees for these communities to SLS.  SLS continues to manage seven communities for us.  Under SLS management, the results of operations of these seven communities have historically been volatile and unpredictable.  As a result, the performance of these communities may adversely affect our consolidated results of operations.  Also, as a result of our termination of SLS management agreements in November 2005 and February and June 2006, SLS may be unwilling to operate, or may not be able to profitably operate, these communities and the income we realize from these operations may decline.

As of June 30, 2006, our contractual obligations were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Payment due by period

 

Contractual Obligations

 

Total

 

Less than
1 year

 

1-3 years

 

3-5 years

 

More than
5 years

 

Debt Obligations(1)

 

$

45,049

 

$

626

 

$

1,825

 

$

1,397

 

$

41,201

 

Operating Lease Obligations(2)

 

1,332,706

 

105,776

 

211,552

 

211,552

 

803,826

 

Other Long Term Liabilities Reflected on our Balance Sheet under GAAP(3)

 

16,993

 

 

12,907

 

4,086

 

 

Total

 

$

1,394,748

 

$

106,402

 

$

226,284

 

$

217,035

 

$

845,027

 


(1)             Debt Obligations are the amounts due under several HUD insured mortgages.

(2)             Operating Lease Obligations are the minimum lease payments to Senior Housing and Health Care Property Investors, Inc. through 2014 and 2020, the current lease terms.  These amounts do not include percentage rent that may become payable under these leases.

(3)             Other Long Term Liabilities Reflected on our Balance Sheet under GAAP are primarily insurance reserves related to workers compensation and professional liability insurance.

As of August 3, 2006, other than the operating leases described above, we have no off-balance sheet arrangements, commercial paper, derivatives, swaps, hedges or material joint ventures or partnerships.

Debt Instruments and Covenants

The interest rate on borrowings under our revolving credit facility is LIBOR plus a premium.  The maximum amount available under this facility is $25.0 million, and is subject to limitations based upon qualifying collateral.  We are the borrower under the revolving credit facility and certain of our subsidiaries guarantee our obligations under the facility.  The facility is secured by our and our guarantor subsidiaries’ accounts receivable, deposit accounts and related assets.  The facility is available for acquisitions, working capital and general business purposes.  The facility contains covenants requiring us to maintain collateral, minimum net worth and certain other financial ratios, places limits on our ability to incur or assume debt or create liens with respect to certain of our properties and contains other customary provisions.  In certain circumstances and subject to available collateral and lender approvals, the maximum amount which we may draw under this credit facility may be increased to $50.0 million.  In July 2006, we entered into an amendment to the facility to lower the interest paid on drawings under the facility from LIBOR plus 250 basis points to LIBOR plus 150 basis points and to extend the termination date to May 8, 2008.  The termination date may be extended twice, in each case by twelve months, subject to lender approval, our payment of extension fees and other conditions.  As of June 30, 2006 and August 3, 2006, no amounts were outstanding under this credit facility.  As of August 3, 2006, we believe we are in compliance with all applicable covenants under this revolving credit agreement.

At June 30, 2006, we had 11 HUD insured mortgage loans totaling $45.0 million that were secured by nine properties.  The weighted average interest rate on these loans was 7.0%.  Payments of principal and interest are due monthly until maturities at varying dates ranging from February 2032 to June 2039.  These mortgages contain standard HUD mortgage covenants.  At August 3, 2006, we believe we are in compliance with all covenants of these mortgages.  We recorded mortgage premiums in connection with some of these HUD mortgages in order to record assumed mortgages at their estimated fair value.  The mortgage premiums are being amortized as a reduction of interest expense until the maturity of the mortgages.  The mortgage premium balance included in mortgage notes payable as of June 30, 2006 was $6.2 million.

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Seasonality

Our business is subject to modest effects of seasonality. During the calendar fourth quarter holiday periods, nursing home and assisted living residents are sometimes discharged to join family celebrations and admission decisions are often deferred. The first quarter of each calendar year usually coincides with increased illness among nursing home and assisted living residents that can result in increased costs or discharges to hospitals. As a result of these factors, nursing home and assisted living operations sometimes produce greater earnings in the second and third quarters of a calendar year and lesser earnings in the first and fourth quarters. We do not believe that this seasonality will cause fluctuations in our revenues or operating cash flow to such an extent that we will have difficulty paying our expenses, including rent, which do not fluctuate seasonally.

Related Party Transactions

Of the 151 senior living communities we operate, 135 are leased from Senior Housing for total annual minimum rent of $104.6 million.  In addition to the minimum rent, we also paid $377,200 and $670,000 in percentage rent to Senior Housing for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006.

During the six months ended June 30, 2006, as permitted by our leases with Senior Housing, we sold to Senior Housing, at cost, $11.1 million of improvements made to properties leased from Senior Housing, and the annual rent payable to Senior Housing was increased by 10% of the amount Senior Housing paid for the improvements, or $1.1 million.

In February 2006, we assumed the operations of a community from SLS which is located in Coral Springs, Florida.  We expect to undertake a significant capital improvement project at this community in 2006 and 2007 that may total approximately $5.0 million.  Pursuant to the terms of our lease with Senior Housing, Senior Housing will fund the cost of this capital improvement project and our annual rent payable to Senior Housing will increase by 10% of the capital improvement project.

In February 2006, we agreed to lease two rehabilitation hospitals from Senior Housing.  These hospitals provide health rehabilitation services and are located in Braintree and Woburn, Massachusetts.  The term of the lease for these two hospitals will commence when we receive all health regulatory approvals required to operate the hospitals.  In March 2006, we submitted our applications for approval to the appropriate regulatory authorities, and we currently expect the lease may commence before the end of 2006.  In June 2006, we and Senior Housing amended the lease to allow us additional time to obtain the required regulatory approvals.

The two rehabilitation hospitals are currently owned by Senior Housing but operated by HealthSouth.  In November 2005, the Massachusetts Superior Court decided that Senior Housing validly terminated HealthSouth’s lease and, in January 2006, the court ordered HealthSouth to cooperate in the transfer of the hospitals’ operations to a new tenant designated by Senior Housing.  HealthSouth has appealed these decisions, but the trial court and the appeals court have both denied HealthSouth’s requests to stay these decisions until the appeal is decided. Although fully reliable financial information about the current operations at these hospitals is not presently available, we believe that in 2005 these hospitals generated in excess of $100.0 million of revenues, received about 70% of their revenues from the Medicare program and generated operating margins that are significantly greater than operating margins of our nursing homes.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to risks associated with market changes in interest rates.  We manage our exposure to this market risk by monitoring available financing alternatives.  Our strategy to manage exposure to changes in interest rates remains unchanged since December 31, 2005.  Other than as described below, we do not now anticipate any significant changes in our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates or in how we manage this risk in the future.

Changes in market interest rates also affect the fair value of our debt obligations; increases in market interest rates decrease the fair value of our fixed rate debt, while decreases in market interest rates increase the fair value of our fixed rate debt.  For example: based upon discounted cash flow analysis, if prevailing interest rates were to decline by 10% and other credit market considerations remained unchanged, the market value of our $45.0 million mortgage debt outstanding on June 30, 2006, would increase by about $3.1 million; and, similarly, if prevailing interest rates were to increase by 10%, the market value of our $45.0 million mortgage debt would decline by about $2.8 million.

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Our revolving credit facility bears interest at floating rates and matures in May 2008.  As of June 30, 2006 and August 3, 2006, no amounts were outstanding under this credit facility.  We borrow in U.S. dollars and borrowings under our revolving credit facility bear interest at LIBOR plus a premium.  Accordingly, we are vulnerable to changes in U.S. dollar based short term rates, specifically LIBOR.  A change in interest rates would not affect the value of any outstanding floating rate debt but could affect our operating results.  For example, if the maximum amount of $25.0 million were drawn under our credit facility and interest rates decreased or increased by 1% per annum, our interest expense would decrease or increase by $250,000 per year, or $0.01 per share, based on our currently outstanding common shares.  If interest rates were to change gradually over time, the impact would occur over time.

Our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates may increase in the future if we incur debt to fund acquisitions or otherwise.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, our management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15.  Based upon that evaluation, our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2006, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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WARNING CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

THIS QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q AND OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K, REFERRED TO HEREIN, CONTAIN FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS.  THESE STATEMENTS REPRESENT OUR PRESENT BELIEFS AND EXPECTATIONS, BUT THEY MAY NOT OCCUR FOR VARIOUS REASONS.  FOR EXAMPLE:

·            THE TERMINATION OF OUR SLS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS MAY NOT IMPROVE OUR FINANCIAL RESULTS OR MAY CAUSE US TO EXPERIENCE OPERATING LOSSES.  ALTHOUGH OUR EXPECTATION IS OTHERWISE, WE MAY BE UNABLE TO OPERATE THESE COMMUNITIES FOR OUR OWN ACCOUNT IN A MANNER WHICH IS AS PROFITABLE AS THEY HAVE BEEN OPERATED BY SLS;

·            THE FACT THAT WE TERMINATED MOST OF OUR SLS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS MAY IMPLY THAT WE WILL TERMINATE THE SEVEN REMAINING SLS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS. HOWEVER, WE MAY BE UNABLE TO TERMINATE THESE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS FOR VARIOUS REASONS, INCLUDING BECAUSE WE MAY BE UNABLE TO FUND THE TERMINATION FEES.  AS A RESULT, THE INCOME WE REALIZE FROM THE SEVEN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE THE SUBJECT OF THESE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS MAY CONTINUE TO DECLINE;

·            OUR FUTURE INSURANCE COSTS AND INSURANCE RESERVE REQUIREMENTS MAY BE GREATER THAN WE NOW ANTICIPATE;

·            WE MAY BE UNABLE TO CARRY OUT OUR BUSINESS PLAN TO EXPAND BECAUSE WE ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES AT PRICES WE ARE WILLING OR ABLE TO PAY;

·            OUR RECEIVABLES RESERVES MAY BE INADEQUATE, ESPECIALLY THE RESERVES WHICH RELATE TO MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PAYMENTS BECAUSE SUCH PAYMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENTAL AUDITS AND TO GOVERNMENT FISCAL POLICIES;

·            WE MAY BE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE OUR FUTURE OCCUPANCY RATES AND AS A RESULT OUR REVENUES MAY DECLINE;

·            WE MAY BE REQUIRED TO INCREASE OUR EMPLOYEES’ WAGES IN ORDER TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN QUALIFIED STAFF AND THAT WOULD INCREASE OUR FUTURE COSTS;

·            FUTURE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID RATES MAY BE LOWER THAN WE NOW ANTICIPATE;

·            SLS’S OPERATIONS OF THE COMMUNITIES WHICH IT MANAGES FOR US MAY RESULT IN LOSSES TO US;

·            WE MAY NOT RECEIVE THE REQUIRED REGULATORY APPROVALS TO LEASE THE TWO HOSPITALS FROM SENIOR HOUSING AND OUR LEASE MAY NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE.  AS A RESULT OF ITS APPEAL, HEALTHSOUTH’S LEASE OF THESE HOSPITALS MAY BE REINSTATED AND OUR LEASE OF THESE HOSPITALS MAY BE TERMINATED.  OPERATING MARGINS FOR THESE HOSPITALS MAY BE LOWER THAN WE NOW ANTICIPATE OR MAY DECLINE.  WE MAY BE UNABLE TO OPERATE THESE HOSPITALS PROFITABLY AND WE MAY EXPERIENCE LOSSES FROM OUR OPERATION OF THESE HOSPITALS. ALSO, THE PERCENTAGE OF PATIENTS AT THESE HOSPITALS WHICH MEET CERTAIN MEDICARE REQUIREMENTS MAY NOT BE AS WE CURRENTLY ANTICIPATE, MAY NOT INCREASE OR MAY DECLINE AND, AS A RESULT, THESE HOSPITALS MAY BE SUBJECT TO LOWER MEDICARE RATES;

·            WE MAY BECOME SUBJECT TO FINES OR REGULATORY SANCTIONS WHICH MATERIALLY ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION OR PERFORMANCE; OR

·            OTHER RISKS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT US, AS DESCRIBED MORE FULLY UNDER “ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS” IN OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K AND IN OUR QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2006.

IN ANY SUCH EVENT, OUR FUTURE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MAY CAUSE ANY IMPROVEMENTS IMPLIED BY OUR RECENT PERFORMANCE TO REVERSE AND WE MAY EXPERIENCE LOSSES.  IF OUR FINANCIAL RESULTS DO NOT IMPROVE, OUR STOCK PRICE LIKELY WILL DECLINE.  YOU SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE UPON FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS.

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EXCEPT AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE MAY NOT UPDATE OR REVISE ANY FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION, FUTURE EVENTS OR OTHERWISE.

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Part II.   Other Information

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On May 23, 2006, we granted 4,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, valued at $10.68 per share, the closing price of our common shares on the American Stock Exchange on that day, to each of our five directors as part of their annual compensation.  We made these grants pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At our regular annual meeting of shareholders held on May 23, 2006, our shareholders re-elected Mr. Arthur G. Koumantzelis (18,373,166 shares voted for and 809,079 shares withheld) and Mr. Gerard M. Martin (18,246,275 shares voted for and 935,970 shares withheld) as directors.  The terms of office of Messrs. Koumantzelis and Martin will extend until our annual meeting of shareholders in 2009.  Messrs. Bruce M. Gans and Barry M. Portnoy and Ms. Barbara D. Gilmore continue to serve as directors with terms of office expiring in 2007, 2008 and 2008, respectively.

At our regular annual meeting of shareholders, our shareholders also approved an amendment to our 2001 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan, or the Plan, to increase the number of shares available for grant under the Plan from 650,000 to 3,000,000 and to extend the date until which awards may be made under the Plan from December 5, 2011 to March 18, 2016 (9,934,019 shares voted for, 1,975,637 shares voted against, 445,812 shares abstained and 6,826,776 shares were broker non votes).

Item 6.  Exhibits

10.1                           First Amendment to the 2001 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan.  (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 25, 2006.)

10.2                           2001 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.  (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 25, 2006.)

10.3                           Summary of Director Compensation.  (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 25, 2006.)

10.4                           First Amendment to Master Lease Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2006, by and among HRES1 Properties Trust, as landlord, and FS Patriot LLC and FS Commonwealth LLC, as tenants.  (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 7, 2006.)

10.5                      Third Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of July 11, 2006, by and among Five Star Quality Care, Inc., each of the Guarantors party thereto and Wachovia Bank, National Association.  (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 17, 2006.)

31.1                      Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.  (Filed herewith.)

31.2                      Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.  (Filed herewith.)

32.1                     Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.  (Furnished herewith.)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

FIVE STAR QUALITY CARE, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Evrett W. Benton

 

 

Evrett W. Benton

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Dated:  August 4, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Bruce J. Mackey Jr.

 

 

Bruce J. Mackey Jr.

 

 

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

Dated:  August 4, 2006

 

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