• 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 »
Massachusetts SNF Secures New Future in Behavioral Health

Massachusetts SNF Secures New Future in Behavioral Health

Blueprint’s Behavioral Healthcare Team sold a vacant skilled nursing facility on behalf of a nationally recognized institutional REIT to a buyer that will convert the building into a behavioral health facility. The existing asset is in Agawam, Massachusetts, and was identified as a potential candidate for a behavioral healthcare provider due to the strong patient demand, referral networks and reimbursement for inpatient substance abuse treatment.  Andrew Sfreddo, Shane Harmon, Gunnar Raney and Colin Segner of Blueprint targeted behavioral healthcare-focused operators that would push price and terms well beyond vacant SNF values. The ultimate winning bidder was a large, privately held,... Read More »
CareTrust’s Recommended Cash Acquisition of Care REIT by Bidco

CareTrust’s Recommended Cash Acquisition of Care REIT by Bidco

CareTrust REIT reached an agreement with the board of directors of Care REIT plc on the terms of a recommended cash offer to be made for the acquisition of Care REIT by CR United Bidco Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CareTrust. CareTrust has agreed to pay 108 pence in cash per ordinary share of Care REIT. Based on the Sterling to Dollar exchange rate on March 10, the terms of the acquisition represent a Care REIT market capitalization of US$577 million and, together with the assumption of net debt of approximately US$240 million, represents a total purchase price of approximately US$817 million. The acquisition represents a 32.8% premium to Care REIT’s March 10 closing share price and a... Read More »
Walker & Dunlop Handles California Closing

Walker & Dunlop Handles California Closing

In February, Tony Cassie, Brant Nelson and Sam Thompson of Walker & Dunlop facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in Concord, California. The seller, a joint venture between a local private investor group and Agemark Senior Living, purchased the community in 2018 and conducted extensive renovations while turning around operations.  Built in the 1970s as a nursing home, the community comprises 100 assisted living and memory care units. At the time of sale, occupancy was 98%. CareTrust REIT, in partnership with Kalesta Healthcare, acquired the community for $20.5 million, or $205,000 per unit. Read More »
Joint Venture Acquires in Georgia

Joint Venture Acquires in Georgia

Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the sale of a seniors housing community in Dallas, Georgia. The seller was the existing lender that had foreclosed on the asset. Built in 2013, the community comprises 88 assisted living and memory care units, totaling 66,961 square feet across 3.88 acres. It was 65% occupied at the time of sale, and the community’s profitability could be improved.  The buyer was a joint venture between a regional operator and an institutional capital partner. The asset fits its footprint and expertise, and the partnership intends on making a significant renovation and rebranding of the operation to reposition and stabilize the community. Bradley Clousing and... Read More »
Public REIT Divests Standalone MC Community to an Owner/Operator

Public REIT Divests Standalone MC Community to an Owner/Operator

A publicly traded REIT engaged Blueprint in the divestment of its vacant seniors housing community in Houston, Texas. Built in 1995 and renovated in 2009, the community comprises 48 memory care units. It was vacated by the prior operator in 2023, but current ownership has ensured the physical plant was well maintained to prevent deterioration.  Giancarlo Riso, Brooks Blackmon, Amy Sitzman and Lauren Nagle handled the transaction, securing multiple competitive offers and ultimately advising the REIT to move forward with an all-cash offer from an owner/operator that Blueprint transacted with earlier in the year. Read More »
Green Courte Acquires Colorado Active Adult Community

Green Courte Acquires Colorado Active Adult Community

Green Courte Partners’ sixth investment fund, Green Courte Real Estate Partners VI and its affiliates, acquired an active adult community. 55 Resort at Water Valley comprises 120 units in Windsor, Colorado, just north of Denver in the Water Valley master-planned development. The community will be rebranded as Eagle’s Peak at Water Valley. This acquisition expands GCP’s national senior living portfolio, managed by its wholly owned operating platform, True Connection Communities, to 21 communities with approximately 3,300 units. GCP is committed to acquiring similar communities as it grows its active adult portfolio. Read More »