• 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 »
Tutera Acquires Iowa Senior Care Campus

Tutera Acquires Iowa Senior Care Campus

A not-for-profit senior care campus in Asbury, Iowa, found a new owner with the help of Jeff Binder, Jason Punzel and Jake Anderson of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Dubuque, Iowa-based Luther Manor Communities had previously owned the campus, plus one location in its home town of Dubuque, before failing to pay back over $15.7 million in loans and having the locations fall into receivership in August 2023. Since then, they have been operated by Walnut Creek Managing Co. (an LLC affiliated with Tutera Senior Living, which operates in the region), and Kansas City-based attorney (and serial senior care receiver) Michael Flanagan was appointed as the receiver.  The Asbury campus... Read More »
Jaybird Senior Living Enters Texas

Jaybird Senior Living Enters Texas

Evans Senior Investments arranged the sale of a seniors housing community in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas MSA. Built in 2013, Sonoma House Assisted Living comprises 33 assisted living units and 63 memory care units across seven cottages in Carrollton, Texas. At the start of marketing, the community was 82% occupied and generating positive net operating income.  ESI identified multiple value-add opportunities, such as an opportunity to increase rental rates and reduce operational costs with a regional or national owner, as well as the potential to expand the community by adding 16 additional units through future development. The result was six competitive bids, with the ultimate buyer being... Read More »
Acquirer Expands Through Lease-to-Purchase in Ohio

Acquirer Expands Through Lease-to-Purchase in Ohio

Blueprint was engaged by an established owner seeking a desire to divest its skilled nursing facility in Ohio. Originally constructed in 1920 as the original site of McKinley High School, the facility was converted to skilled nursing in 1984. The facility suffered from low Medicaid reimbursement rates, and it was struggling from an occupancy standpoint.  Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly handled this transaction, structuring an off-market lease with a purchase option with an acquirer seeking to expand its presence in northeast Ohio. The structure protected ownership’s downside while granting the incoming operator, and eventual purchaser, operational runway to access debt by stabilizing... Read More »
Long-Time Senior Living Owner Acquires in Indiana

Long-Time Senior Living Owner Acquires in Indiana

Berkadia facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in the Indianapolis, Indiana MSA. The seller was S-K Fishers, LLC, an entity managed by the principals of SRC, LLC. While the ultimate buyer was a long-time owner of senior living campuses that was selected due to its proposed pricing and deal structure. Built in 2014, Meadow Brook Senior Living features 92 units of assisted living and memory care in Fishers, Indiana. It is a well-maintained asset with high-quality construction, finishes and furnishings. The community also averaged 95% occupancy over the past year. Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders and Mike Garbers handled the transaction. It was a competitive marketing... Read More »
Two Seniors Housing Communities Secure Acquisition Financing

Two Seniors Housing Communities Secure Acquisition Financing

CBRE arranged acquisition financing for two seniors housing communities in Houston, Texas, on behalf of Bridgewood Property Company. The Aspenwood Company, Bridgewood’s wholly owned management platform, will continue to manage the communities. Aron Will and Michael Cregan originated the $25 million, three-year floating rate loan with full-term interest only via a regional bank.  Built in 2015, The Village of the Heights sits on 1.75 acres and comprises 103 assisted living and memory care units. Built in 2013, The Village of Meyerland features 125 assisted living and memory care units on 3.11 acres. Read More »
Saint Therese Expands in Ohio

Saint Therese Expands in Ohio

Saint Therese announced it will acquire a seniors housing community in the Cleveland, Ohio MSA, with the transition of ownership expected to occur December 1. This announcement comes after Saint Therese divested a seniors housing community in Minnesota earlier this year. This is also the second acquisition for Saint Therese in two years and its second in the region, following the purchase of a seniors housing community in Michigan last year.  Built in 2005 by another Catholic not-for-profit, St. Mary of the Woods is a 179-unit CCRC with 81 independent living units, 49 assisted living units and 50 skilled nursing beds. The five-star campus sits on 25 acres with six acres zoned for... Read More »