CareTrust REIT, Inc. announced that Spencer G. Plumb has been appointed as an independent Class III director to CareTrust REIT's Board of Directors, effective February 28, 2017. Mr. Plumb's appointment fills the vacancy that resulted from Mr. Gary B. Sabin's previously disclosed resignation from the Board of Directors, effective August 1, 2016. Mr. Sabin had resigned to accept a full-time service assignment in Europe with his church. Mr. Plumb is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sabin Holdings.