• 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 »
Cougar Capital Management Acquires in Tennessee

Cougar Capital Management Acquires in Tennessee

Berkadia sold the final property in a 16-property seniors housing portfolio, completed through 11 separate transactions over the past 12 months. Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano and Ross Sanders represented the publicly traded REIT seller.  The portfolio comprised 16 assisted living and memory care communities, totaled over 1,200 units and spanned nine states. Eight buyers, primarily regional or local owner/operators, acquired the properties within the portfolio. The final property, an 86-unit AL/MC community in the Knoxville, Tennessee MSA, was purchased by Cougar Capital Management. Read More »
Regional Provider Purchases in Michigan

Regional Provider Purchases in Michigan

Michael Segal and Daniel Waldhorn of Blueprint were engaged by a Michigan-based owner/operator to facilitate the off-market sale of two of its skilled nursing facilities in Michigan. The facilities were deemed geographic outliers, motivating the seller to shift focus to its holdings in metro Detroit and the greater Saginaw submarkets.  The sale included 110-bed Aria Nursing & Rehabilitation in Lansing and 82-bed Allegra Nursing & Rehab Center in Jackson. At the time of sale, both facilities were generating positive cash flow with combined census and quality payor mix above 80% and 30%, respectively. Blueprint approached a limited number of potential buyers, procuring an... Read More »
Focus Healthcare Partners Secures Acquisition Financing

Focus Healthcare Partners Secures Acquisition Financing

BMO’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group closed on a $36.25 million facility for Focus Healthcare Partners to finance the acquisition of a seniors housing community in Bethesda, Maryland. Focus will bring on Solera Senior Living to manage the community.  Built in 2019, Brightview Bethesda Woodmont comprises 92 assisted living and 21 memory care units and will be rebranded as Modena Reserve at Bethesda. Occupancy was around 86% when Focus acquired the community. Newmark handled this transaction and arranged the five-year acquisition financing, with a three-year interest-only period, from BMO. Read More »
Superior Living Foundation Acquires SNF Portfolio in Texas

Superior Living Foundation Acquires SNF Portfolio in Texas

Superior Living Foundation, Inc., a Maryland-based nonstock, not-for-profit organization focused on providing affordable inpatient and outpatient healthcare, residential, and housing services to vulnerable populations, completed the acquisition of 14 skilled nursing facilities in eastern Texas. The transaction was valued at approximately $250.2 million. The private owner/operator seller will continue managing the facilities under the terms of the agreement. Superior Living Foundation is financing the deal through a public offering of approximately $247.3 million in tax-exempt bonds together with private debt that was purchased by the seller. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. served as sole... Read More »
CCHI Acquires and Repurposes MC Community

CCHI Acquires and Repurposes MC Community

Blueprint was engaged by a public REIT in its divestment of a seniors housing community in Highland Park, Illinois, that was vacant at the time of sale. A not-for-profit organization, The Collaborative Community Housing Initiative, acquired the memory care community. CCHI will transform the community into a 45- to 50-unit co-living space for adults with disabilities in an environment designed for inclusion and independence through independent living, social engagement and recreational and educational activities. Ben Firestone and Lauren Nagle handled this transaction. Read More »
Focus Healthcare Partners Acquires in Oklahoma

Focus Healthcare Partners Acquires in Oklahoma

Focus Healthcare Partners acquired a seniors housing community in Tusla, Oklahoma. Originally built in 2016 as an active adult community by Avenida Partners and Carlyle Group, Cedarhurst of Woodland Hills is an independent living community with 140 units. The community has been rebranded as The Cedars at Woodland Hills, with 12 Oaks brought in to manage it. Occupancy was in the low-90s. It is in excellent condition. According to the Tulsa County Assessor’s office, it was last purchased in 2017 by an affiliate of Harbert Management Corporation for $25.872 million. The current purchase price was not disclosed, but Tremper Capital Group secured acquisition debt from a regional bank. Cody... Read More »