• Regional Owner/Operator Enters New State

    A regional owner/operator looking to enter the state of Indiana acquired Smith Farms Manor, an independent living community in Auburn, about 30 miles south of the Michigan border. Built in 1998, the community features 51 units and is well maintained. It sits on an attractive four-acre campus down the street from Parkview DeKalb Hospital and off... Read More »
  • Skilled Nursing Portfolio Gets New Operator

    Evans Senior Investments secured a new lease for a skilled nursing portfolio in Tennessee on behalf of an institutional owner. The portfolio features four assets and was operating below 70% occupancy with margins under 10%. Despite that performance, ESI secured a lease $3 million above in-place cash flow, reflecting the operational upside that... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing and Care M&A Remains Elevated in Q1:26

    The number of publicly announced seniors housing and care acquisitions in the first quarter of 2026 reached 231 deals, based on new acquisition data from LevinPro LTC. This represents a 19.8% decrease from the 288 transactions disclosed in the fourth quarter of 2025, but a 25.5% increase from the 184 deals in Q1:25.   “It was always going... Read More »
  • Clarion Acquires Again in Colorado

    Two years after opening a 160-unit seniors housing community in Centennial, Colorado (Denver MSA), MorningStar Senior Living announced an expanding relationship with Clarion Partners, a leading real estate investment company and specialty investment manager of Franklin Templeton, in its acquisition of MorningStar at Holly Park. The community... Read More »
  • Brookdale’s Summer Test Ahead

    Brookdale Senior Living reported its March occupancy results, and it unfortunately took another step in the wrong direction. We will get a better read when peers report first-quarter results and when NIC MAP releases its next tranche of occupancy data, but at this point, it seems as though Brookdale will need a particularly strong performance... Read More »
Guardian Healthcare Bankruptcy Sale Approved

Guardian Healthcare Bankruptcy Sale Approved

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania has approved the sale of eight Guardian Healthcare-owned skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania (seven facilities) and Fairmont, West Virginia to GBK Eight LLC. The eight facilities total 587 beds. Additionally, the Court had previously agreed to the operational transfer of 11 leased facilities, two of which include personal care homes, to Oxford Valley Health. That transfer was completed on October 29. Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the sale of the eight facilities, while Saul Ewing LLP served as restructuring counsel, and EisnerAmper LLP served as restructuring adviser to the debtors. Those eight... Read More »
JLL Closes Class-A Colorado Deal

JLL Closes Class-A Colorado Deal

Two Class-A communities in Colorado traded for a combined $30 million, or $214,300 per unit. The deal included The Lodge at Greeley and The Lodge at Grand Junction, two 100% private pay communities with a total of 140 units. The Greeley community was built in 2020 with two stories and offers 20 independent living, 48 assisted living and 24 memory care units. It was 100% occupied. Built in 2019, the Grand Junction community has 50 beds in 48 units, offering assisted living and memory care services. It is located across from a major regional hospital and near numerous medical, commercial and retail developments.  Bow River Capital engaged JLL Capital Markets to sell the properties, with... Read More »

Clarendale Portfolio Trades

One of the largest seniors housing portfolio deals of the year just closed, also for one of the highest per-unit prices we have seen for the sector. And among portfolios, it was the highest publicly reported per-unit price we have seen in a couple of years.  The deal comprised The Clarendale Portfolio, which features three seniors housing communities with 635 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. The average age of the portfolio was five years, and the buildings were spread out in Arizona (Clarendale of Chandler), Missouri (Clarendale of St. Peters) and Tennessee (Clarendale at Indian Lake). Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, Ryan Companies and LCS previously... Read More »
CareTrust REIT Announces Big SNF Purchase

CareTrust REIT Announces Big SNF Purchase

Alongside its third quarter earnings report, CareTrust REIT and a joint venture partner announced a binding agreement to acquire a portfolio of 31 skilled nursing facilities in the Southeast for approximately $500 million, or $152,000 per bed. With 30 facilities in Tennessee and one in Alabama, the portfolio featured a total of 3,290 licensed beds. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024, subject to customary closing conditions, and would be the largest skilled nursing deal (publicly disclosed) in two years. Evans Senior Investments is handling the transaction. Existing operating partners have agreed to take on management of most of the facilities, with PACS Group... Read More »
Multifamily Investor Buys IL Community

Multifamily Investor Buys IL Community

Working on behalf of an institutional seller, Blueprint facilitated the sale of Elison Independent Living of Niles, a 288-unit independent living community in Niles, Illinois. Current ownership had recently completed high-end renovations to the common areas, increasing the appeal of the property to investors (and to residents, we imagine).  Traditional seniors housing, active adult and multifamily acquirers were targeted before the seller chose to move forward with a historically multifamily buyer, Legacy Crossings, which wanted to enter the seniors housing market. Legacy Crossings has a presence in Florida and Illinois and plans to undertake an extensive capital improvement project to... Read More »
REIT Buys The Blake at Waco

REIT Buys The Blake at Waco

A publicly traded REIT acquired a Class-A and well performing seniors housing community in Waco, Texas. Built in 2021, The Blake at Waco offers 71 assisted living and 41 memory care units on a site adjacent to the Baylor Scott & White Hospital. It includes a host of amenities and boasted both strong occupancy and NOI at the time of the sale. The Class-A community could also be described as the premier offering in the submarket.  It was previously owned by Biloxi, Mississippi-based LifeCare Properties, which retained Blake Management as the operator. The REIT, wisely, will keep Blake on as the operator. Cody Tremper, Mike Garbers, Dave Fasano and Ross Sanders of Berkadia Seniors... Read More »