Kathy MacDonald | SVP, IR |
Lucinda M. Baier | President and CEO |
Steven E. Swain | EVP and CFO |
Joshua Raskin | Nephron Research |
Chad Vanacore | Stifel Nicolaus |
Jason Plagman | Jefferies |
Frank Morgan | RBC Capital Markets |
Good day, my name is Jay and I will be your conference operator for today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Brookdale Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. And at the end of today's presentation we will have a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions].