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NHI Announces Appointment of Lilly H. Donohue to the Board of Directors

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National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) announced today that Lilly H. Donohue has been appointed to the NHI Board of Directors effective February 17, 2026. Ms. Donohue's appointment follows an extensive search performed by a third party executive and board recruitment firm.
 
Ms. Donohue is currently President and CEO of Everstory Partners (formerly StoneMor Inc.). Prior to joining Everstory Partners in November 2022, Ms. Donohue served as the CEO of Holiday Retirement, formerly the largest independent senior living owner and operator in the United States with over 300 communities in 46 states at such time. Prior to Holiday Retirement, Ms. Donohue was responsible for setting up Fortress Investment Group's China investment office and was the President of Fortress Investment Group China. During her time in China, Ms. Donohue also built the leading senior living company and home care business (Starcastle (Xingbao) Senior Living) in Shanghai, China for Fortress Investment Group and was the CEO of Starcastle from its inception in 2013. Before moving to China in 2011, Ms. Donohue was a managing director and member of the management committee at Fortress Investment Group since its inception in May 1998. Prior to Fortress Investment Group, Ms. Donohue worked at BlackRock Financial Management Inc. from May 1992 to May 1997 where she was involved in all facets of raising capital, investing and managing BlackRock Asset Investors, a private equity fund. Ms. Donohue serves on the Board of Directors of Sonida Senor Living (SNDA) and serves on its audit committee. Ms. Donohue received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Boston University Questrom School of Business.
 
Eric Mendelsohn, NHI President and CEO, commented, "We are very pleased to welcome Lilly to the NHI Board of Directors. Lilly brings a diverse set of skills to the Board, including an extensive background in senior housing operations as the former CEO of Holiday Retirement. We expect her contributions to be immediate and add significant value as the Company is well-positioned to generate strong organic and external growth over the long term."
 
About National Health Investors, Inc.
National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI), established in 1991, is a self-managed real estate investment trust specializing in sale-leaseback, joint venture, mortgage and mezzanine financing of need-driven and discretionary senior housing and medical facility investments. NHI operates in two reportable segments: Real Estate Investments and Senior Housing Operating Portfolio ("SHOP"). NHI's portfolio consists of independent living facilities, assisted living and memory care communities, entrance-fee retirement communities, senior living campuses, skilled nursing facilities and specialty hospitals. For more information, visit www.nhireit.com.

About Everstory Partners
Everstory Partners, the parent company of Memorial Planning, has a mission is to create supportive spaces where individuals and families can find solace, meaning, and hope in the midst of loss. Since 1999, the company has grown to include 463 cemetery, funeral, and crematory locations serving more than 65,000 families a year across the United States (including Puerto Rico) on both a pre-need and at-need basis. Everstory is the brand promise, created in April 2023, to destigmatize death care with a unique blend of long-standing traditions of caring for the deceased, with a fresh perspective that death is a natural and beautiful part of the human experience that should be planned and celebrated.
Visit  everstorypartners.com to learn more.
 

NHI Announces Appointment of Lilly H. Donohue to the Board of Directors

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