MISSISSAUGA, ON, July 17,
2023 /CNW/ - Chartwell Retirement Residences
("Chartwell") (TSX: CSH.UN) announced today a cash distribution of
$0.051 per Trust
Unit. The cash distribution will be payable on
August 15, 2023 to unitholders of
record on July 31. 2023.
Unitholders can participate in Chartwell's Distribution
Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP"). Eligible investors registered in the
DRIP will have their monthly cash distributions used to purchase
Trust Units and will also receive bonus units equal to 3% of their
monthly cash distributions. DRIP offers unitholders the opportunity
to steadily increase their ownership in Chartwell without incurring
any commission or brokerage fees. Complete details of the DRIP are
available on Chartwell's website at
https://investors.chartwell.com or from a unitholder's
investment advisor.
The chart included summarizes Chartwell's same property monthly
weighted average occupancy rates for the months ended December 31, 2021, through to June 30, 2023 and provides forecasts for same
property weighted average occupancy for the months ending
July 31, 2023 and August 31, 2023.
To date in 2023, our same property permanent move-in activity
has exceeded the same periods in 2022 and the three-year
pre-pandemic average by 10% and 8%, respectively. We expect
to achieve continued occupancy recovery in 2023 and beyond, driven
by the successful execution of our operating, marketing and sales
strategies, and supported by strong demand resulting from
accelerating demographic growth, shortages of long term care beds,
and fewer senior housing construction starts.
Forward-Looking
Information
This press release contains forward-looking information that
reflects the current expectations, estimates and projections of
management about the future results, performance, achievements,
prospects or opportunities for Chartwell and the seniors housing
industry. Forward-looking statements are based upon a number of
assumptions and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks
and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those that are
disclosed in or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Examples of forward-looking information in this document include,
but are not limited to, statements regarding our business
strategies, including targets, and the expected results of such
strategies, predictions and expectations with respect to industry
trends regarding senior population growth, long term care bed
shortages and the slow down of new construction starts,
expectations with respect to taxes that are expected to be payable
in future years and statements regarding the tax classification of
distributions, and occupancy rate forecasts. There can be no
assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be
accurate, as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those expected or estimated in such statements.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking information. These factors are more fully described
in the "Risks and Uncertainties and Forward-Looking Information"
section in our Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year
ended December 31, 2022 (the "2022
MD&A"), and in materials filed with the securities regulatory
authorities in Canada from time to
time, including but not limited to our most recent Annual
Information Form (the "AIF"). A copy of the 2022 MD&A, the AIF
and Chartwell's other publicly filed documents can be accessed
under Chartwell's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
ABOUT CHARTWELL
Chartwell is in the business of serving and caring for
Canada's seniors. Chartwell
is committed to its vision of Making People's Lives BETTER and to
providing a happier, healthier, and more fulfilling life experience
for its residents. Chartwell is an unincorporated, open-ended real
estate trust which indirectly owns and operates a complete range of
seniors housing residences, from independent supportive living
through assisted living to long term care. It is the largest
operator in the Canadian seniors living sector with nearly 200
properties in four provinces, including properties under
development. For more information, visit
http://chartwell.com.
For more information, please
contact:
Chartwell Retirement Residences
Vlad Volodarski
Chief Executive Officer
Tel: (905) 501-4709
email: investorrelations@chartwell.com
SOURCE Chartwell Retirement Residences