• National Health Investors Sends Default Notice to NHC

    National Health Investors is addressing violations under its longstanding lease agreement with one of its largest tenants, National HealthCare Corporation. In July, NHI notified NHC/OP, L.P., an affiliate of National HealthCare Corporation and the tenant of 32 of NHI’s skilled nursing/senior care facilities and three independent living... Read More »
  • Sonida Senior Living Increases Its Presence in Texas

    Sonida Senior Living finalized its acquisition of a seniors housing community in Texas. Built in 2016, the community features 62 assisted living and 36 memory care units. It shares a driveway with senior-centric healthcare providers and referral sources, and is across from a 294-bed hospital in Mansfield. The property is near existing Sonida... Read More »
  • Performing Class-A Asset Trades in Pensacola

    Berkadia handled the sale of Summer Vista, a seniors housing community in Pensacola, Florida. Managing Directors Ross Sanders, Dave Fasano, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare closed the transaction. Built in 2016, the 89-unit assisted living/memory care community has always been a strong performer. In fact,... Read More »
  • Gallaher Companies Launches Management Company

    Gallaher Companies, which has decades of experience in seniors housing design and development, launched Gallaher Signature Living, a management company that will oversee operations for the company’s growing portfolio of California seniors housing communities. Page Ensor has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, bringing more than 25 years of... Read More »
  • Skilled Nursing Portfolio Secures HUD Loan

    Walker & Dunlop originated $68.312 million in HUD 232/223(f) loans to refinance seven skilled nursing facilities with 380 units in Illinois and Wisconsin. The transaction replaced existing short-term, variable-rate debt. Walker & Dunlop’s FHA Finance team arranged the refinancings, led by Joshua Rosen, Brad Annis and Johnny Rice. The... Read More »
Separate Buyers Complete Skilled Nursing Acquisitions

Separate Buyers Complete Skilled Nursing Acquisitions

Jeffrey Vegh and Joe Schiff of Forest Healthcare Properties handled two separate off-market skilled nursing transactions. First, they sold a 120-bed facility in a southeast state that was 85% occupied at closing. It was acquired by a regional operator that was expanding into the area. Next, Vegh and Schiff represented a seller that was divesting a facility in Suffolk County, New York. Built in the 1970s, the facility was well-occupied and cash flowing at the time of sale, with occupancy over 90% at closing. The established buyer has facilities in the surrounding area and was looking to expand. Read More »
Minneapolis-Based Investor Acquires in Wisconsin

Minneapolis-Based Investor Acquires in Wisconsin

Bob Richards and Chad Wegner of Senior Care Realty facilitated the sale of a two-property seniors housing portfolio in Madison, Wisconsin, on behalf of a Dane County-based seller. The portfolio included two newer-vintage assisted living/memory care communities, comprising 66 units and 72 beds, operating under an all-private-pay model.  At the time of sale, the communities were not performing, with occupancy levels on the lower end. However, the new Minneapolis-based investor and local management team are well positioned to drive occupancy and profitability. The purchase price was $9 million, or $136,000 per unit, with financing secured through a conventional lender. Read More »
Publicly Traded Healthcare REIT Grows in South Carolina

Publicly Traded Healthcare REIT Grows in South Carolina

An institutional private equity seller engaged Blueprint in its sale of a senior care community in Greenville, South Carolina. The Gables comprises a three-story assisted living and memory care building and an adjoining skilled nursing component with private pay and Medicare occupants. The community was experiencing a strong recovery and was trending positively at the time of marketing, driven by improving private-pay demand and favorable Medicare reimbursement dynamics on the skilled side.  Emerging from a range of buyer profiles, a publicly traded healthcare REIT was ultimately selected as the buyer. The REIT was looking to expand an existing partnership with a regional seniors... Read More »
PruittHealth Acquires Again in the Southeast

PruittHealth Acquires Again in the Southeast

PruittHealth recently announced that it acquired a community in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Built in 1997, Forest Heights Senior Living (now known as PruittPlace – Winston Salem) features 99 units with 104 beds of AL, MC and respite care services. Residents can choose between AL services in private studios or one-bedroom suites, and MC in private or shared studios. With the addition of this community, PruittHealth now owns or operates 13 AL communities in the Southeast.  Blueprint facilitated the sale on behalf of a national, REIT-affiliated owner/operator seeking to strengthen its portfolio by divesting certain challenged properties. Kyle Hallion, Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes... Read More »
Separate Buyers Complete Skilled Nursing Acquisitions

New Tenant Secured for New Hampshire Nursing Home

Evans Senior Investments was engaged by an institutional owner to facilitate the lease of a large nursing home in New Hampshire. At the time of marketing, the facility was performing well. However, a large-scale renovation was just completed, which took 40 beds offline, offering the opportunity for a strong regional operator to significantly improve performance. There was strong interest in the asset, with ESI ultimately securing a tenant aligned with the seller’s strategic goals. Read More »
SLIB Closes Transaction Trio

SLIB Closes Transaction Trio

Senior Living Investment Brokerage announced a slew of closings in the western United States, starting with a senior care campus in Douglas, Wyoming, in the rural eastern part of the state. Originally built in 1968, the skilled nursing portion (Douglas Care Center) was renovated in 2010, and the assisted living/memory care portion (Mountain Lodge) was added in 2018. The adjacent properties feature 74 units and 96 beds of assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing on nearly five acres. Occupancy was around 70%. Its local mom & pop seller decided to retire and divested the campus to a Utah-based regional owner/operator expanding its presence in Wyoming. Vince Viverito and Jason... Read More »