Growth spurt
Sabra Health Care REIT announced a pair of acquisitions, totaling almost $85 million. First the REIT purchased four senior living communities, with 214 total units, in the Pacific Northwest for $65 million, or $303,700 per unit. Three of the properties are located in Oregon and one in Washington, with a total of 122 assisted living units, 74 memory care units and 18 independent living units. Built between 1989 and 1995, with various renovations between 2003 and 2011, the portfolio averaged 96.4% occupancy in 2014 and operated at a 33% margin on $13.9 million of revenues, resulting in a 7.1% cap rate. Sabra leased the properties to Radiant Senior Living, with an initial term of 10 years and... Read More »New senior care operator in Texas
A new entrant in the post-acute care market made their first acquisition: a portfolio of four skilled nursing facilities in Texas for an undisclosed price. Formed in June 2015 by Michael Wallace, formerly President of Daybreak Ventures, Shady Shores Communities purchased the four facilities, with 424 beds, from three separate owner/operators. The mostly Medicaid census averaged 70% occupancy across the portfolio. Shady Shores is also in the process of developing three other facilities in Texas. To finance the acquisition, Oxford Finance provided a four-year $7 million senior secured term loan and a $1 million revolving line of credit. Mr. Wallace is wasting no time growing the business,... Read More »Mourning Granger Cobb
We mourn the passing of Granger Cobb, the former CEO of Emeritus and Board member of Brookdale Senior Living. Granger spent almost his entire career serving the needs of the elderly, starting with his first company, Cobbco, Inc. While he lost his fight against cancer, his spirit will live on in the senior living professionals he nurtured over the past 30 years. He is survived by his wife of 31 years and two daughters. A celebration of his life will be on October 24. Read More »The Name Game
In the last couple of days, two big players in the seniors housing industry announced name changes. First, Thomas DeRosa, CEO of Health Care REIT, announced in a letter to employees that the REIT would be renamed Welltower. Despite this change, the company will still trade under its ticker symbol “HCN” on the New York Stock Exchange. And then following this announcement, the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) unveiled its new name, Argentum. Derived from the Latin for “silver,” the new brand will reflect the organization’s expanded focus on “expanding senior living” for the “silver generation.” While Health Care REIT’s announcement seems to have come out of left field, the ALFA... Read More »Schedule a demo
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