• 60 Seconds with Swett: Sticks and Bricks in ’26?

    The talk around new development is getting a lot more serious in the seniors housing industry, leading us to wonder if our 2024 prediction of “Sticks and Bricks in ‘26” may actually come true, somewhat. Back then, we may have thought that interest rates would have come down a bit more by now, but that the FOMO of getting involved in seniors... Read More »
  • Wyoming SNF Sale Sets New State Record

    There was a new record set for skilled nursing pricing in the state of Wyoming with the sale of Big Horn Rehabilitation and Care Center in Sheridan. Built in the 1960s, the facility features 128 beds and was 61% occupied. It was owned by a regional operator that was looking to recycle capital.  Before the marketing process, Evans Senior... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Acquires Facility Out of Bankruptcy

    A senior care facility in Worcester, Massachusetts, sold as part of a bankruptcy process with the help of Patrick Burke and Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Built in 1970, Donna Kay Rest Home features 60 licensed beds in 31 units, providing a higher level of care and supervision than assisted living but at a lesser acuity than... Read More »
  • Civitas Sells Community to Clarion

    Hap Knowles and Nick Stahler of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Institutional Property Advisors announced that they led the sale of a seniors housing community in the Phoenix, Arizona MSA, to the fast-growing real estate investment firm Clarion Partners. The deal appears to be The Retreat at Alameda, a 110-unit assisted living/memory care community in... Read More »
  • Blueprint Handles Recapitalization

    Blueprint handled the recapitalization of Forest Hills Commons, a 2017-developed, 119-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Louisville, Kentucky MSA. A Louisville-based senior living owner/operator/developer engaged Blueprint in the third quarter of 2025 to begin the process. The asset demonstrated strong in-place performance and... Read More »
Colliers Closes Tampa Deal

Colliers Closes Tampa Deal

Ken and Damien Carreiro of Colliers International closed out 2023 with a closing in Tampa, Florida. The pair sold Family Extended Care Of Central Tampa, a 57-unit assisted living community that was built in 1967 and completely renovated in 2005. The community was 80% occupied, but financials were not disclosed.  Best Care Senior Living, an operator of seven seniors housing communities in Florida, emerged as the buyer. They paid $6.5 million, or $114,000 per unit, for the community. The seller provided financing with 20% down. Read More »
Ensign Expands Management Portfolio

Ensign Expands Management Portfolio

The Ensign Group acquired the operations of two separate skilled nursing facilities to kick off its year. First, Ensign acquired the operations of Hearthstone Health and Rehabilitation, a 125-bed skilled nursing facility in Sparks, Nevada. The acquisition is subject to a long-term, triple-net lease.  Next, Ensign announced that its affiliate acquired the operations of TriState Health and Rehabilitation Center, a 116-bed skilled nursing facility in Harrogate, Tennessee, also subject to a long-term, triple-net lease. This is Ensign’s first SNF in the Volunteer State, and its Tennessee-based subsidiary, Rocky Top Healthcare LLC, will take over operations. These acquisitions bring... Read More »
Meridian Capital Group Reports End-of-Year Activity

Meridian Capital Group Reports End-of-Year Activity

To close its 2023, Meridian Capital Group’s Senior Housing and Healthcare Platform, led by Ari Adlerstein and Josh Simpson, closed nearly $250 million in transaction volume for 20 senior housing and healthcare facilities in five states over the last month. Most notably, the team closed a bank syndicate loan totaling $155 million to refinance 15 facilities comprised of 1,935 skilled nursing beds and 46 assisted living units in Michigan and Ohio. Five banks participated in the syndicate. Meridian also arranged $41 million in financing from a commercial bank along with a $5 million A/R line to refinance a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in New Jersey. They closed $23.9 million in financing... Read More »
CIBC Finances a Virginia SNF Portfolio

CIBC Finances a Virginia SNF Portfolio

As the sole lender, CIBC Bank USA provided a Virginia owner/operator with a $67.0 million mortgage facility on a portfolio of nursing homes. The portfolio has been operated by the buyer since 2021 and the financing was related to a purchase option. The skilled nursing facilities, which comprise 480 beds, have an effective age of 20 years.  Historical occupancy for the facilities has been approximately 85%, and the EBITDAR margin was approximately 15%. A $4.0 million line of credit was also provided. The financing was handled by Matthew Tyler and Neal Netzel of CIBC. Read More »
Ohio-Based Investment Group Acquires in Louisiana

Ohio-Based Investment Group Acquires in Louisiana

A seniors housing community was sold in the Louisiana capital. Sunrise at Siegen is an assisted living and memory care community in Baton Rouge. It comprises 100 units spread across a two-story building. The buyer was an Ohio-based investment group. According to Business Report, the purchase price was $29 million, or $290,000 per unit. But no other details were disclosed. Read More »
Marcus Investments Acquires in Texas

Marcus Investments Acquires in Texas

Evans Senior Investments arranged the sale of Crystal Creek at Preston Hollow in Dallas, Texas, on behalf of a regional owner/operator.  Built in 2001 with a recent 2018 renovation, Crystal Creek features 119 beds with a range of care levels including skilled nursing, assisted living and memory care. At the time of marketing, occupancy in both the seniors housing and skilled nursing was rapidly declining. Due to the skilled nursing component not being licensed to accept Medicaid, the campus consistently struggled to lease up the beds with Medicare & private pay residents, which resulted in negative operating margins.  Evans ran a confidential marketing process, targeting a... Read More »