• Sabra’s Q4 Deals Push 2025 New Investments to $450 Million

    Sabra Health Care REIT released its fourth quarter results. On a year-over-year basis, same-store cash NOI increased 12.6% for the fourth quarter of 2025, while the 2025 quarterly year-over-year average increase was 15.0%, inclusive of the stabilized facilities formerly operated by Holiday Retirement.  Its Q4 acquisitions brought the... Read More »
  • CareTrust Closes 2025 with 169 New Property Investments

    CareTrust REIT came out with its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 earnings and is continuing on its growth trajectory. In Q4, the REIT added 19 properties to its portfolio, comprising 14 triple-net leased skilled nursing facilities, two triple-net leased seniors housing communities and three SHOP communities, all totaling $561.5 million in... Read More »
  • Separate Sellers Divest in Florida

    Berkadia announced two seniors housing closings, both involving communities in the Sunshine State. First, Berkadia represented a Maryland-based private equity investment firm in its divestment of a 130-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Jacksonville, Florida MSA. The asset was built in 2015. Ross Sanders,... Read More »
  • Idaho IL/AL Community Receives HUD Financing

    Berkadia secured $27.5 million in financing for a seniors housing community in Idaho. The asset comprises 191 independent living and assisted living units, and was 97% occupied at the time of closing. Bianca Andujo and Steve Muth closed the financing through HUD’s 232/223(f) program for a first-time Berkadia client based in Tennessee. The loan... Read More »
  • Welltower Releases Strong Results, Again

    Welltower announced its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, which reflected a strong year, as anticipated. Investors seemed to agree, with shares rising to an intraday high of 5.9% above the prior close the day following the release, before finishing up 3.5%.  In the fourth quarter, the REIT saw 400 basis points of average occupancy... Read More »
New Owner/Operator Advances Growth Plan

New Owner/Operator Advances Growth Plan

Shortly after its November acquisition in Dallas, Texas, Unbridled Living acquired another seniors housing community, this time in North Carolina. This is the company’s third acquisition, all of which have been completed in under a year, and it currently has three additional acquisitions under contract scheduled to close in Q1:26 (see the details on its first and second acquisition on LevinPro LTC). The company is targeting the middle market, with a goal of delivering strong care at an affordable price point while operating profitably.  Built in 1981 and 1998 and renovated in 2021, Heritage Place of Fayetteville features 137 independent living and... Read More »
Three Deals Close in Three States

Three Deals Close in Three States

Senior Living Investment Brokerage came out with a flurry of closings this week, spread across the country in Minnesota, Utah and New York. Jake Anderson and Ryan Saul first sold a 72-unit seniors housing community in Orono, Minnesota. Featuring a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care units, the community was the sole seniors housing project developed by a group of local investors. It was 85% occupied at the time of marketing and operating at a 27% margin on $4.28 million of revenues. Operations improved throughout the process, as well. Vincent Companies revealed itself to be the buyer of Stonebay of Orono and will rename the community Valora Senior... Read More »
ESI Handles Ensign Acquisition

ESI Handles Ensign Acquisition

In one of the three acquisitions most recently announced by The Ensign Group, Evans Senior Investments served as the seller’s advisor, securing a capital buyer for the real estate and facilitating the new lease with Ensign. That deal included two skilled nursing facilities in the Denver, Colorado MSA, Edgewater Health and Rehabilitation in Lakewood with 69 beds and The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood in Wheatridge with 103 beds, which total 172 beds.  While both facilities were performing well at the time of sale, ESI highlighted the opportunity for a new operator to drive further value by growing the post-acute census and reducing operating expenses... Read More »
SLIB Closes North Carolina and Florida Deals

SLIB Closes North Carolina and Florida Deals

The closings keep on coming from Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Brad Clousing, Dan Geraghty and Patrick Burke first facilitated the sale of a 137-unit independent living/assisted living community in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Built in 1981 and 1998, with a renovation in 2021, the community was being divested in order for the seller to focus on communities in its current footprint.  Unbridled Living, a regional owner/operator based in Kentucky, made the purchase, which is its third acquisition completed this year. Unbridled revealed that the community was previously known as Heritage Place of Fayetteville and will be rebranded Unbridled Living of Fayetteville. It made the... Read More »
Journey Healthcare Acquires From Selectis Health

Journey Healthcare Acquires From Selectis Health

Selectis Health, formerly known as Global Healthcare REIT, sold two skilled nursing facilities in Georgia. The deal included the 71-bed Providence of Sparta Health & Rehab in Sparta and the 110-bed Warrenton Health & Rehabilitation in Warrenton, which had been owned by Selectis/GHR since 2013, according to LevinPro LTC. Selectis announced that the facilities sold for a combined $13.175 million, or $72,800 per bed. The deal is expected to close on February 1, 2026. According to the purchase and sale agreement, the buyers are entities linked to Bernie McGuinness, the founder of Journey Healthcare. Founded in 2024, Journey operates skilled nursing facilities... Read More »
Several HUD and Acquisition Financings Close

Several HUD and Acquisition Financings Close

Ikaria Capital Group has had a prolific Fall and revealed several recent transactions. The largest was a $115.5 million HUD refinance for four skilled nursing facilities in Georgia. Derek Whelan originated the loans on behalf of Empire Care Centers and The Portopiccolo Group, which used the proceeds to refinance a proprietary bridge loan structured by the Ikaria team in 2022. Whelan was also joined by Rodger Davis to close a $44.5 million HUD refinance in the Midwest. Wrapping up the HUD activity, Ross Holland originated a $10.9 million loan in the Pacific Northwest on behalf of a new client.  Lastly, there were a couple of acquisition loans. First, Davis... Read More »