• Stride Bank’s Recent Activity

    We learned of a number of recent financings provided by Stride Bank for senior care facilities across the country. First, the bank refinanced multiple assets in New Mexico and West Texas. The relationship with this particular borrower began in June 2023 (through Clint Miller of Ziegler) when it was looking to execute a bridge-to-HUD strategy and... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Acquires AL/MC Portfolio in Ohio

    A northeastern Ohio portfolio of assisted living/memory care communities sold out of receivership, with the help of Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Dubbed “The Lantern Group Portfolio,” the three communities feature a combined 220 units, split between 135 assisted living and 85 memory care units. Built in 1960, Lantern of Madison... Read More »
  • Spyglass Healthcare Secures Financing

    A growing skilled nursing owner/operator is priming itself for further growth with a new revolving credit facility structured by Grant Goodman of G Capital. Bay Area-based Spyglass Healthcare currently has six facilities in its Northern California portfolio, and it obtained the financing to fund working capital, future acquisitions and general... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Secures Refinancing

    Harrison Street and Dial Retirement Communities secured a refinance for their seniors housing property in Batavia, Illinois (Chicagoland). The Landings, which opened in Spring 2021, features 142 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. It was very well occupied, at 96% with a waitlist. The borrowers wished to refinance the... Read More »
  • Change Coming To Life Care Centers of America

    What is happening at Life Care Centers of America is a great example of how not to establish a succession plan, especially when it involves one of the largest privately owned senior care companies in the country. The company was founded by Forest Preston nearly 75 years ago, and he remains the CEO and sole shareholder of a company that is... Read More »
SLIB Closes Transaction Trio

SLIB Closes Transaction Trio

Senior Living Investment Brokerage reported a slew of closings in the last days of the third quarter. Starting in Arizona, the firm sold an assisted living/memory care community in Scottsdale, for an undisclosed price. Built in 1999 and renovated in 2017, the community has 96 units and was previously owned by a REIT looking to reinvest capital into its portfolio and into new acquisition opportunities. Meanwhile, the buyer is entering the Arizona market with the purchase, already with experience operating in Colorado. Vince Viverito and Brad Clousing handled the transaction.  Next, Clousing and Daniel Geraghty worked on behalf of another REIT to sell an 118-bed skilled nursing facility... Read More »
Vincent Companies Acquires in Minnesota

Vincent Companies Acquires in Minnesota

Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in Maplewood, Minnesota. Built in 2018, Elk Ridge comprises 50 memory care units and 66 beds across 34,491 square feet on 3.16 acres. The community will be rebranded as Boden Senior Living. The seller was a national developer looking to exit the state, with this being its only remaining seniors asset in Minnesota. The buyer was an in-state owner/operator looking to grow its footprint in Minnesota.  The buyer, Vincent Companies, acquired Elk Ridge for $9.45 million, or $189,000 per unit. Lifespark will operate the community going forward. Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell, Vince Viverito and Jake Anderson... Read More »
Strawberry Fields REIT Buys Tennessee Campus

Strawberry Fields REIT Buys Tennessee Campus

Another family-owned skilled nursing business has exited the industry, with Evans Senior Investments handling the sale of Mabry Health Care in Gainesboro, Tennessee. Family-owned since its founding in 1979, the facility is located just 20 miles outside of Nashville. It originally focused on skilled nursing care, but the facility expanded its services in 2005 to include assisted living. Today, the facility comprises 108 total beds/units, including 80 skilled nursing beds and 28 assisted living beds across 16 units However, despite its longstanding presence in the community, Mabry Health was struggling with considerable challenges at the time it hit the market, with 71% occupancy and a... Read More »
Horizon Health Grows in Illinois

Horizon Health Grows in Illinois

Haven Senior Investments facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in Eastern Illinois. Willowbrook Senior Living was founded by a memory care specialist and registered nurse, with the community being designed with the needs of memory care residents in mind. Two Willowbrook buildings comprised of 24 units in Marshall were included in the transaction and will be rebranded as Willowbrook – Horizon Health, following not-for-profit Horizon Health’s entry into the seniors housing space. One of the buildings will be repurposed for medical offices and the other will continue to serve memory care residents. The local seller as operator is assisting with the transition as Horizon... Read More »
American Healthcare REIT Acquires All of Trilogy

American Healthcare REIT Acquires All of Trilogy

Nine years after purchasing the majority interest in the parent company of seniors housing and care operator Trilogy Health Services, American Healthcare REIT has now bought out its minority partner, bringing its ownership stake in Trilogy to 100%. The deal was prefaced by a purchase agreement in November 2023, when AHR gained the option to buy NorthStar Healthcare Income’s 24% membership interest in Trilogy REIT Holdings, the parent organization of Trilogy Health Services, for between $240.5 million and $260 million, depending on the purchase date (they had until September 30, 2025). AHR also could use a combination of cash and the issuance of new convertible preferred stock.  Executing... 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 »