• 60 Seconds with Swett: The Problem with CMS Interpretive Guidelines

    Just a day after we highlighted the potential downsides of overregulation of assisted living from the federal level, a case of regulatory overreach involving a nursing home just headed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth District in hopes of overturning a $1.8 million civil monetary penalty. Without getting into the minutiae too much, the... Read More »
  • Kayne Anderson Fund Tops Target

    The familiar refrain continues, with more capital continuing to flow into the seniors housing industry, property prices should keep rising. Kayne Anderson Real Estate, the real estate private equity arm of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., has closed the largest opportunistic equity fund in its history, at more than 70% above its initial... Read More »
  • Well-Performing Full-Continuum Community Sells

    Blueprint announced its role in the sale of Morningstar at Golden Ridge, a seniors housing community in Peoria, Arizona (Phoenix MSA). Built in 2019, the community has 38 independent living, 65 assisted living and 35 memory care units. It is nearly fully occupied. The community is one of the newest and most well-appointed assets within a... Read More »
  • Kaplan Development Divests to Cedarwood Group

    Cedarwood Group closed its acquisition of Saranac Village at Will Rogers, a 75-unit independent living community in Saranac Lake, New York. The seller was Kaplan Development Group, which took over Will Rogers after the first year of it being open as a senior living community. The community was originally built in 1928 as a Tudor-style... Read More »
  • Omega Welcomes New CEO and CFO

    Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.’s President, Matthew Gourmand will become the REIT’s Chief Executive Officer in conjunction with the planned retirement of Taylor Pickett, effective October 1, 2026. Pickett will also step down from the Board of Directors upon his retirement, and the Board of Directors intends to appoint Gourmand to the Board,... Read More »
Elevation Financial Group Acquires in Texas

Elevation Financial Group Acquires in Texas

Elevation Financial Group announced the acquisition by Elevation Real Property Fund VIII of Reunion Court of Kingwood in Houston, Texas. The asset was acquired for $7.25 million, or $38,000 per unit. Built in 2000, Reunion Court of Kingwood comprises 120 independent living, 42 assisted living and 28 memory care units. Elevation will repurpose the independent living building into senior apartments and the community will be rebranded as King’s Preserve at Kingwood.  The capital expenditure plan includes a new secured access and camera system, repairs to HVAC systems, sidewalk and parking lot improvements and fresh paint. The previous owner, a large private equity group, infused a... Read More »
Tremper Capital Group Secures Competitive Bank Loan

Tremper Capital Group Secures Competitive Bank Loan

One of the takeaways from the NIC Spring Conference earlier this month was that more lenders seemed willing to jump back into the market, possibly offering more competitive terms to get deals, as well. Tremper Capital Group has seen that first hand with one of its latest financings.  The borrower was Focus Healthcare Partners, looking to finance its acquisition of Cedarhurst of Woodland Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Originally built in 2016 as an active adult community by Avenida Partners and Carlyle Group, Woodland Hills features 140 independent living units and has been rebranded as The Cedars at Woodland Hills, with 12 Oaks brought in to manage it. Occupancy was in the low-90s, and it... Read More »
Elevation Financial Group Acquires in Texas

Family-Owned Company Acquires in Texas

Matthew Alley and Brad Goodsell of Senior Living Investment Brokerage were engaged by a local partnership in its divestment of its only seniors housing asset. The buyer was a local family-owned company that intends to take advantage of the strong cash flow of the building. The community, which is in Plano, Texas, was acquired for $3.7 million, or $142,000 per unit. Built in 2016, Bader House Memory Care sits on 2.9 acres with 12,323 square feet and features 26 memory care units with room for expansion. The community was 92% occupied at the time of the sale. It was making $1.86 million in revenues and $397,000 of EBITDAR, and sold for a cap rate of 10.7%. Read More »
California Investor Secures Three Separate Financings

California Investor Secures Three Separate Financings

Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare announced the closure of $26 million in bridge-to-HUD loans across three transactions for an El Segundo, California-based sponsor. Jay Healy and Andrew Lanzaro closed the loans on behalf of the repeat client. Berkadia anticipates closing all three subsequent HUD refinancings in the second half of 2025. The first transaction involved a $6 million bridge-to-HUD loan to facilitate the acquisition of a 48-bed memory care community in Jackson County, Oregon, for a joint venture between the sponsor and a Medford, Oregon-based operator that has managed the community since 2022. Constructed in 2016, the community had a 90% occupancy rate at closing with... Read More »
Elevation Financial Group Acquires in Texas

Vacant Texas AL/SNF Community Trades Hands

Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso of Blueprint were engaged by a repeat client in the divestment of its vacant senior care community in Waco, Texas. Last operated in 2018, the community closed due to the prior operator’s inability to service above-market rent payments. Built in 2015, the community comprises 106 assisted living units and skilled nursing beds and was well maintained by ownership. It sits on 6.7 acres, directly adjacent to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Hillcrest, the leading acute care provider in Waco.  Blueprint advised the seller to move forward with a highly competitive all-cash offer that was submitted by a leading provider of transitional skilled... Read More »
Bob Jones University Divests AL/MC Community to Joint Venture

Bob Jones University Divests AL/MC Community to Joint Venture

Dan Geraghty and Brad Clousing of Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in Greenville, South Carolina, on behalf of Bob Jones University. BJU is exiting the business to focus on its core values. With a solid long-term foundation of financial performance, the asset offers an opportunity to capitalize on existing cash flow with potential for profitability enhancement.  Built in 1927 with renovations completed between 1960 and 2014, Shepherd’s Care Assisted Living and Memory Care Community sits on 5.7 acres with 60 units across 65,762 square feet. The community was 88% occupied at the time of sale.  After reviewing several offers, the... Read More »