• Interview with Bryan Lockard of JLL Value and Risk Advisory

    Ben Swett, Managing Editor of The SeniorCare Investor, sat down with Bryan Lockard of JLL Value and Risk Advisory to discuss JLL’s 2024 Seniors Housing and Care Investor Survey and Trends, which you can download here. Read More »
  • Wow…Sonida Senior Living

    The last company in our sector, Sonida Senior Living, finally reported fourth quarter and full-year 2023 earnings, and while pretty good, that was not even the story. The story started four weeks ago. In February, the company announced a series of capital transactions which reduced their debt, raised some equity, and provided liquidity to take... Read More »
  • Marcus & Millichap Arranges SNF Leases

    After purchasing four senior care campuses in a large portfolio deal, a seniors housing owner/operator turned to Marcus & Millichap to find new tenants for the skilled nursing portions of each newly acquired campus. Each building was losing close to $1 million annually and had struggled with occupancy and expenses.  While the portfolio... Read More »
  • LSS Absorbs Diakon

    Two large not-for-profits announced that they were combining to create the 12th largest not-for-profit senior living organization in the country. Lutheran Senior Services, based in St. Louis, Missouri, signed an agreement to bring Diakon Senior Living operations and four CCRCs under its umbrella. Both organizations were described by Adam Marles,... Read More »
  • SNF Under Receivership Is Acquired in Kansas

    Marcus & Millichap was brought on by a limited liability company in the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Topeka, Kansas, that was under receivership. The facility, Providence Living Center, comprises 78 beds across 24,000 square feet and focuses on senior residents with mental health needs. Rod Llanos and Colby Haugness handled the... Read More »
LSS Absorbs Diakon

LSS Absorbs Diakon

Two large not-for-profits announced that they were combining to create the 12th largest not-for-profit senior living organization in the country. Lutheran Senior Services, based in St. Louis, Missouri, signed an agreement to bring Diakon Senior Living operations and four CCRCs under its umbrella. Both organizations were described by Adam Marles, LSS President and CEO, as financially healthy, not-for-profit organizations that are coming together strategically in the interest of better serving seniors. That has been a common theme among not-for-profits since the pandemic, as they have often required scale to survive in a lower-occupancy and lower-margin environment. But not all have been as... Read More »
SNF Under Receivership Is Acquired in Kansas

SNF Under Receivership Is Acquired in Kansas

Marcus & Millichap was brought on by a limited liability company in the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Topeka, Kansas, that was under receivership. The facility, Providence Living Center, comprises 78 beds across 24,000 square feet and focuses on senior residents with mental health needs. Rod Llanos and Colby Haugness handled the transaction, receiving multiple offers. Ultimately, a qualified buyer with experience in caring for this resident type was selected to acquire the facility. No other details were disclosed. Read More »
Chicagoland Portfolio Finds New Owner

Chicagoland Portfolio Finds New Owner

A value-add senior care portfolio in Chicagoland traded with the help of Blueprint’s Ryan Kelly, Connor Doherty, Alex Florea, Lauren Nagle and Brooks Blackmon. The team worked on behalf of a national developer/investor, which had engaged Blueprint to create an exit strategy for more than a dozen geographically disparate, older-vintage communities that had been purchased in a sizable portfolio transaction before the pandemic.  The Chicagoland portfolio featured three senior care campuses with a mix of 290 assisted living/memory care units and around 40 Medicare-only skilled nursing units. The assets opened between 1994 and 2000 and were geographically clustered in affluent Chicago suburbs.... Read More »
Chicagoland Portfolio Finds New Owner

Publicly Traded REIT Divests in Illinois

Berkadia was engaged in the divestment of an assisted living and memory care community in Barrington, Illinois. The Berkadia Seniors Housing Team, led by Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano and Ross Sanders, closed the transaction on behalf of a publicly traded REIT. The buyer was a regional owner/operator. But no other details were disclosed. Read More »
Cambridge Arranges Conventional Loan

Cambridge Arranges Conventional Loan

Cambridge Realty Capital Companies arranged a $5.95 million conventional loan for the acquisition of Twilight Haven Senior Living, in Fresno, California. Brent Holman-Gomez, Cambridge Senior Vice President, handled the transaction.  A California limited liability company obtained the fully-amortized, 25-year loan, which was underwritten by a Utah-based industrial bank. Previously owned by a not-for-profit organization, Twilight Haven comprises 60 independent living units, as well as 116 assisted living beds and 50 skilled nursing beds. The assisted living business is focused on the Medi-Cal Assisted Living Waiver program.  However, the selling operator was in bankruptcy, and the... Read More »
Commonwealth Acquires in Michigan

Commonwealth Acquires in Michigan

Commonwealth Senior Living recently acquired a seniors housing community near Grand Rapids, Michigan. This marks the third community for Commonwealth in the Grand Rapids area. Redico and American House Senior Living Communities purchased the community in January 2020. Built in 2015 and formerly known as American House Wyoming, the community comprises 102 assisted living and memory care units in Wyoming, Michigan. It was developed by Granger Group originally as First & Main at Metro Health Village. It will be rebranded as Commonwealth Senior Living at North Byron. Commonwealth intends to renovate the community, primarily focusing on enhancing the memory care portion. Read More »