National Health Investors Inc. announced the appointment of Eric Mendelsohn as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective October 5, 2015. Mr. Mendelsohn has served as the company's interim Chief Executive Officer since the beginning of August 2015. Mr. Mendelsohn was named interim CEO in August 2015 and joined NHI in January 2015 as Executive Vice President of Corporate Finance.

He has over 15 years of healthcare real estate and financing experience. Previously, Mr. Mendelsohn was with Emeritus Senior Living for nine years, most recently as a Senior Vice President of Corporate Development where he was responsible for leading the transactions team which included large transactions such as a $3 billion joint venture with Blackstone and the $278 million Summerville merger.