• 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 »
Regional Owner/Operator Acquires in Central California

Regional Owner/Operator Acquires in Central California

Blueprint was engaged by a Northern California owner/operator in its divestment of a seniors housing community in Central California. The community features 50 units of assisted living and memory care in Tracy. It was positioned as a value-add opportunity predicated on an incoming operator obtaining the Assisted Living Waiver Program certification. Amy Sitzman, Giancarlo Riso and Scott Frazier handled the transaction, which included a highly targeted marketing process with significant interest. Under Blueprint’s advice, the seller selected a regional owner/operator that is well-versed in the California ALW Program as the buyer. Read More »
Strawberry Fields Purchases 15th Tennessee Facility

Strawberry Fields Purchases 15th Tennessee Facility

Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. acquired a senior care facility in Gainesboro, Tennessee, marking its 15th facility in the state. The facility comprises 83 skilled nursing beds and 28 assisted living units. It was added to an existing Infinity of Tennessee Master Lease. Strawberry Fields paid $6.7 million, or $60,000 per bed/unit. The acquisition will increase the REIT’s annual rents by $670,000 and is subject to 3% annual increases. Read More »
Focus Healthcare Expands Footprint (again)

Focus Healthcare Expands Footprint (again)

Focus Healthcare Partners acquired two seniors housing communities in the Kansas City, Missouri MSA in an off-market transaction. Going forward, Evolve Senior Living will manage the communities.  Built in 2020, Novel Place Blue Springs comprises 134 independent living units across three stories in Blue Springs, Missouri. Similarly, built in 2020, Novel Place Overland Park also features 134 IL units across three stories but is in Overland Park, Kansas. Both were 95% occupied at the time of closing. Read More »
Owner/Operator Assumes HUD Debt in Washington Acquisition

Owner/Operator Assumes HUD Debt in Washington Acquisition

Blueprint was engaged by a local owner/developer in the divestment of its seniors housing community in the Seattle, Washington MSA. Built in 1997, Stafford Suites Kent features 63 assisted living units in the town of Kent. In the wake of operational challenges stemming from the pandemic, the third-party manager focused its recovery efforts on occupancy and rate growth. So, its improving resident rental rates, strong historical performance, and low-rate assumable HUD debt already in place made the asset an attractive buying opportunity. Michael Segal, Daniel Waldhorn and Dan Mahoney handled the transaction, targeting owners and investors with an existing footprint in Washington and the... Read More »
Cascade Capital Group Acquires 29 SNFs

Cascade Capital Group Acquires 29 SNFs

Justin Knapp and Andrew Van Zee of the Knapp-Stahler Team of Marcus & Millichap closed the sale of a 29-property skilled nursing portfolio in Iowa on behalf of ABCM, which was exiting the senior care market. Comprising 2,346 total beds, it is the largest SNF portfolio to sell in the state, and by some margin.  Also featuring 326 assisted living units, the portfolio featured mostly four- and five-star rated facilities, with just two exceptions. Favorable Medicaid rate increases also helped improve operations across the board, but the margin could also get better. Some agency staffing was in the process of phasing out, as well. So, how do you sell a SNF, let alone 29 of them, in the... Read More »
Operator Purchases California Senior Care Facility

Operator Purchases California Senior Care Facility

A small senior care facility in Sacramento County, California, avoided foreclosure and was able to stay open after Sherman & Roylance found a buyer for it and closed the sale. Built in 1966, the single-story facility has served various purposes throughout its history, including a nursing home, a home for at-risk teens, and most recently, transitional housing. Its new owner is an experienced operator of senior care facilities in the region. Keeping the facility open, they will redesign the space specifically for senior care. The purchase price was not disclosed.  Read More »