---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000877860-25-000046"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NHI"
cik: "0000877860"
company_name: "NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC"
filed_at: "2025-03-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T04:29:48.930169+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NHI appoints Robert W. Chapin, Jr. to Board, special committee for NHC lease

## Summary
- Robert W. Chapin, Jr. joins NHI Board effective March 27, 2025; will stand for election at 2025 annual meeting.
- Appointed to Board's special committee to negotiate potential lease between NHI and NHC.
- Over 30 years executive experience in senior housing and private equity REITs.
- Previous roles include CEO of Bridge Seniors Housing Fund Manager and founding member of CNL Retirement Properties.
- Currently executive chairman of Channel Marker Advisors and voting member of Bridge Investment Group investment committee.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000877860-25-000046
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NHI
- cik: 0000877860
- company_name: NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC
- filed_at: 2025-03-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/877860/000087786025000046/0000877860-25-000046-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/877860/000087786025000046/nhi-20250327.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000877860-25-000046
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000877860-25-000046.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000877860-25-000046.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robert W. Chapin, Jr. was appointed as Director at NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 27, 2025, National Health Investors, Inc. (the “Company” or “NHI”) announced that, upon the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, it has increased the size of the Board to eight members and has appointed Robert W. Chapin, Jr. to fill the newly created seat on the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/877860/000087786025000046/0000877860-25-000046-index.htm

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