Ensign Group Acquires 15 Wisconsin Assisted Living Facilities

MISSION VIEJO, Calif., Aug. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ensign Group, Inc.

, the parent company of the Ensign™ group of skilled nursing, rehabilitative care services, home health care, hospice care, assisted living and urgent care companies, announced today that it has acquired fifteen assisted living operations located throughout Wisconsin. As part of the transaction, Ensign assumed a long-term master lease, which includes an option to purchase all of the real estate. The acquisition was effective August 1, 2015, and includes: Scandinavian Court Assisted Living, a 19-unit assisted living facility in Denmark, Wisconsin; Brenwood Park Assisted Living, a 46-unit assisted living facility in Franklin, Wisconsin; Cottonwood Manor Assisted Living, a 30-unit assisted living facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin; Madison Pointe Senior Living, a 39-unit assisted living facility in Madison, Wisconsin; Kenosha Senior Living, a 37-unit assisted living facility in Kenosha, Wisconsin; Harbor View Assisted Living, a 39-unit assisted living facility in Manitowoc, Wisconsin; McFarland Villa Assisted Living, a 35-unit assisted living facility in McFarland, Wisconsin; Racine Commons Assisted Living, a 74-unit assisted living facility in Racine, Wisconsin; Riverview Village Senior Living, a 44-unit assisted living facility in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin; The Shores of Sheboygan Assisted Living, a 67-unit assisted living facility in Sheboygan, Wisconsin; Willow Brooke Senior Living, a